Akokisa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arkokisa, Caque Indians, Orcoquiza, Accockesaw, Accokesau, Accokesaw, Acokesa, Horcoquisa
The Akokisa (also known as the Accokesaws, Arkokisa, or Orcoquiza) were an Indigenous tribe who lived on Galveston Bay and the lower Trinity and Sabine rivers in Texas, primarily in the present-day Greater Houston area. They were a band of the Atakapa Indians, closely related to the Atakapa of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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The Akokisa (also known as the Accokesaws, Arkokisa, or Orcoquiza) were an Indigenous tribe who lived on Galveston Bay and the lower Trinity and Sabine rivers in Texas, primarily in the present-day Greater Houston area. They were a band of the Atakapa Indians, closely related to the Atakapa of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
==History== === 16th century === Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca wrote about the Akokisa in 1528, calling them the "Han".
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