Without a doubt, the Louisiana coastline is vanishing. A variety of factors are causing it, from climate change to oil drilling. The Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribal members of Isle de Jean Charles are certainly feeling the impact as they choose between saving their culture or saving their families.
Indian Removal Act Round II: The Story of Rita
Isle de Jean Charles is grasping onto Louisiana as it rapidly slips into the Gulf, just as its residents are grasping onto what’s left of their culture. The Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe calls the island home. A mere strip of road connects them to the mainland. Rita Falgout lived there her whole life until the water started […]
Nine People in the Lower Ninth Ward Rebuilding Their Community
Mercedes Gibson Mercedes Gibson, 80, could barely be heard over the men shouting at the slot machines in the corner of her bar and restaurant, Mercedes’ Place, in the Lower Ninth Ward, a neighborhood in New Orleans. Two other men sat at the bar watching USC take on UCLA in college basketball. Her wrinkled hands […]