Tsikip

Tsikip, also known as the Heron people, are associated with the Atakapa-Ishak of southern Louisiana. Their country lies near the meeting of the wooded interior, prairie and coastal waterways. Atakapa communities inhabited the valleys of the Calcasieu, Mermentau and Vermilion rivers, where bayous and marshes lead toward the Gulf. These rivers linked distinct communities across a varied landscape of grassland, forest and water.