Houma Language News Today

Even before it was colonized and would become known as Louisiana, there were various languages spoken in the region by the natives who lived here.

Even before it was colonized and would become known as Louisiana, there were various languages spoken in the region by the natives that lived here, calling the area “Bulbancha,” Choctaw for “place of many tongues.”But many residents in the state don’t know that a diversity of native tongues existed well before colonization of the state, something that the Houma Language Project hopes to change.

An $84,000 federal grant will help the United Houma Nation develop native and French language skills among its members.