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United Houma Nation

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The United Houma Nation, a state-recognized Louisiana tribe of about 19,000 citizens, runs tribal government and services while coastal land disappears.

Kind
Tribal governing body registered as 501(c)(3) (state-recognized, not federally recognized)
Native-led
tribal-government
Works with
United Houma Nation (Louisiana bayou parishes)
Region
Southeast; LA
Focus
Tribal services and programs, tribal properties and renovations, tribal self-determination; Gulf Coast land loss context
Registry
EIN 72-0742264 (ProPublica: United Houma Nation Inc, Houma LA; ruling 1992-06; 990s filed FY2021-2022)

What happened

The United Houma Nation (UHN) describes itself as a state recognized tribe of approximately 19,000 tribal members living in a six-parish service area of 4,570 square miles along southeastern Louisiana's coast. The parishes are Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Mary, St. Bernard and Plaquemines. It is not federally recognized, which its own pages do not dispute.

Its About page says the tribe is committed to preserving its culture and way of life "when the land is disappearing from underneath our feet." That is the tribe's description of coastal land loss. Its government page describes a Tribal Council with members from the tribal communities in the service area and a Principal Chief elected by the entire Tribe. The Council sets legislative and policy positions and interprets the tribal constitution; the Principal Chief oversees day-to-day administration. The site's menu also lists community programs, citizen enrollment, a tribal census, a heritage archivist, and pages on tribal properties and renovations.

Its pages describe no land return, land purchase or acreage. A donation to the tribe's 501(c)(3) is general support, not a land fund.

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer lists United Houma Nation Inc of Houma, Louisiana, as a 501(c)(3), exemption issued June 1992.

Good to know. Recognized by Louisiana, not by the federal government. A gift to its 501(c)(3) is general tribal support, not a land fund.

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  1. The United Houma Nation (UHN) is a state recognized tribe of approximately 19,000 tribal membersAbout Our Tribe - United Houma Nation
  2. preserving and maintaining our culture and way of life when the land is disappearing from underneath our feetAbout Our Tribe - United Houma Nation
  3. a Principal Chief elected by the entire TribeUnited Houma Nation
  4. Tax exemption issued: June 1992 EIN: 72-0742264ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: United Houma Nation Inc

Research notes. State recognized, not federally recognized. No land-return program is described on the pages read. The donate page and the Properties and Renovations page returned server errors, so their content and the PayPal payee were not verified; the record says gifts are general tribal support.

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Vetting notes
2026-10-17: ProPublica 501(c)(3) record; own donate page states 501(c)(3) per IRS and links a PayPal hosted button; site has Government, Properties and Renovations sections; not federally recognized (state-recognized in Louisiana); no specific land-return fund, so gifts are general tribal support; confirm PayPal payee. Source: https://unitedhoumanation.org/donate/ ("The United Houma Nation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization as identified by the Internal Revenue Service.")
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