
Members of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe believe that to have a plan for the future, you need to know who you are, where you’ve been and where you are going.
The tribe and the city of Marksville recently signed an agreement that will transfer possession of the Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site southeast of town back to the Tunica-Biloxi Native American tribe.
It took 40 years of negotiating with the state, said tribe Chairman Marshall Pierite in a phone interview from Marksville. The state transferred the parcel to the City of Markville about five years ago. Pierite said the tribe is thankful…