A member of a Choctaw Native American group from the Mississippi region, historically documented in the 17th and 18th centuries.
From Choctaw language origin, reflecting the Acolapissa people's name as recorded by French colonists and early ethnographers exploring the Gulf Coast region.
The Acolapissa were documented by French explorers, but like many indigenous groups, they were decimated by disease and conflict, and their distinct identity gradually merged with other tribes—their name survives mainly in historical records.
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