Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Atakapa people /əˈtɑːkəpə/ are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who spoke the Atakapa language and historically lived along the Gulf of Mexico. They called themselves the Ishak pronounced ee-SHAK which translates as The People and further designated themselves within the tribe as The Sunrise People and The Sunset People. Although the people were decimated by infectious disease after European contact descendants still live in Louisiana and Texas.
