Pointe-aux-Chênes ("Oak Point") is an unincorporated community located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community shares a zip code with Montegut (70377) and has many residents of Chitimacha descent.[1] In 1993, they established the independent Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, which is one of three state-recognized Houma tribes.
Since the 1970s, tribal members have become increasingly involved in environmental preservation, as industrialization and dredging by shipping and oil companies have caused extensive damage to coastal wetlands and loss of property. The oil company dredged elsewhere, but the results were still catastrophic. Tribe members say the deep cuts made through the marshes brought in saltwater and led to coastal erosion of the wetlands. That erosion has turned the once abundant oak trees in Pointe-aux-Chenes, which means "Oak Point" in French, into empty husks. Erosion has also turned areas where people once lived into waterlogged marshes or open water. In 2005, Hurricane Rita caused flooding in the town of up to 8 feet (2.4 m) of water to parts of the town.
Geographyedit
Houses in Pointe-aux-Chenes are built on stilts to accommodate seasonal and storm flooding.[8]
Demographicsedit
Some members of the 680 strong Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe live in the community.[2]
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