I will never forget the moment when Sister showed me a simple gift that the Atakapa gave to her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgianne Nienaber: Facing the Oil: Women of the Louisiana Delta Nourish Hearts and Souls] Reference

In Mark's list, I think Atakapa and Massachusett are the only languages that are unequivocally extinct.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: LISTING LANGUAGES.] Reference

The Atakapa-Ishak are literally under siege from the massive river of oil that is spewing from the BP wellhead disaster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgianne Nienaber: Winona LaDuke Pledges Help for Native Tribes Facing BP Oil] Reference

(Soundbite of laughter) BURNETT: Shes going to Washington because she believes the Atakapa-Ishak have to find a way to survive this latest calamity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Imperils Native American Town, And Way Of Life] Reference

Today, several hundred people claim to be descendants of the Atakapa, though the federal government has so far failed to extend official recognition to the tribe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf] Reference

Rosina Philippe is the spokesperson for the Atakapa-Ishak, a small group of native fi sher people who live on the water in Plaquemines Parish in a small village known as Grand Bayou.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgianne Nienaber: Facing the Oil: Women of the Louisiana Delta Nourish Hearts and Souls] Reference

As one of the unofficial spokespersons of the remnants of the Atakapa-Ishak, Philippe travels continuously to tell the story of an ancient Louisiana bayou culture that now numbers 200 in the Grand Bayou Village. 200 more scattered when the winds of Katrina blew through in August 2005.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgianne Nienaber: Facing the Oil: Women of the Louisiana Delta Nourish Hearts and Souls] Reference

They left it to the Atakapa, who have lived there for more than 300 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

In the second month of the BP drilling disaster, we revisit the Atakapa-Ishak people of Grand.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

The Atakapa hope the Gulf disaster will open eyes around the world to the importance of protecting the environment.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Geographic News] Reference

For decades, the Atakapa and other native groups here have adapted to the loss of wetlands, the encroachment of the oil and gas industry, and hurricanes.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Geographic News] Reference

In the second month of the BP drilling disaster, we revisit the Atakapa-Ishak people of Grand Bayou Community, in lower Plaquemines Parish, an area hard-hit by BP's crude oil.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

The Atakapa recently hosted visitors from Alaska.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Geographic News] Reference