This map demonstrates a reconstruction of what the Atakapa territories looked like in the 1700s. The tribe stretched from the Trinity River to Galveston Bay and Lake Charles. When displacement was occurring throughout Texas, the Atakapa were mostly isolated due to living in swampy areas, which European settlers were uninterested in. Throughout time, the French and Spanish conducted trade with the tribe; the Spanish had attempted to establish a mission for the Akokisa (a clan belonging to the Atakapa tribe). However, due to a lack of interest in converting from the natives and a shortage of supplies and trading goods from the Spanish, the mission was ultimately abandoned in 1771. | Source: Beyond Texas History “Mitchell Ridge,” n.d. https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/mitchell/ethnohistory.html.Download Original File
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Beyond Texas History “Mitchell Ridge,” n.d. https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/mitchell/ethnohistory.html.
"Territory of the Atakapa-speaking groups in the 18th century as reconstructed by W.W. Newcomb" appears in: The Atakapa: A Brief History
