Tribal Government

 

Council Members
Member Name Position District
Thomas Dardar Jr. Principal Chief All Districts
Albert Solet Council Member District 1
Lora Ann Chaisson Vice Principal Chief District 2
Janie Luster Council Member District 3
John Silver Treasurer

District 4
Charlton "Chuck" Duthu Council Member

District 5
Maryal Mewherter Parlimentarian

District 6
Lawrence O. Billiot Council Member District 7
April Guidry Secretary District 8
Vacant Council Member District 9
Vacant Council Member District 10
Lucretia McDonald Council Member District 11
Curtis Hendon Sergeant at Arms  

 

Committees/Working Groups

Emergency Preparedness Objective: Responsible for developing a disaster preparedness and disaster response structure to ensure the safe and well being of tribal citizens.                                                  

Education Objective: Responsible for advocating on educational issues.
Voter Awareness Objective: Responsible for educating and promoting voter awareness.
Personnel Objective: Responsible for handling personnel matters.
Preservation Objective: Responsible for documenting, monitoring and promoting the preservation of historical sites.
Finance  Objective: Responsible for overseeing the management of tribal finances.
Grant  Objective: Responsible for overseeing and directing grant relief services.
Federal Recognition  Objective: Responsible for coordinating the tribe's federal recognition efforts.
Enrollment Committee Objective: Responsible for the management of the enrollment process.
Election Committee Objective: Responsible for the management of the election process.
Cultural Revitalization  Objective: Responsible for coordinating the tribe's cultural revitalization efforts.
Constitution  Objective: Responsible for reviewing and strengthening the United Houma Nation constitution.
Banquet  Objective: Responsible for organizing annual banquet.

 

Constitution

Tribal Mission:

The preamble of the United Houma Nation Constitution states:

We, the members of the United Houma Nation, being a sovereign native people, do establish and adopt this Constitution in order to organize for the common good, to protect our inherent right to govern ourselves under our own laws and customs, to maintain and foster our tribal culture, to protect our homeland, to conserve and develop our natural resources, to promote the social and economic well-being of our people, and to govern, protect, and advance the common good of the United Houma Nation and the members of this nation.

With this mission and charge, the United Houma Nation recognizes that it has a social responsibility to tribal members to ensure that each member is given the opportunity to practice their unique traditions and cultural beliefs, earn a fair wage to provide for their family, and live in a community that is safe for their children and free from discrimination. 

Publication Date: May 12, 2001

Meeting Schedule

Tribal Council Meeting Schedule

                                                                                                     2011

Date Location Time
January 8, 2011 Golden Meadow Town Hall, 107 Jervais Dr., Golden Meadow, LA  70357 10 a.m.
February 12, 2011 Dulac Community Center, 125 Coast Guard Rd, Dulac, LA  70353 10 a.m.
March 12, 2011

Morgan City UHN Vocational Rehab Center, 301 3rd St, Morgan City,

LA  70380

 10 a.m.
April 9, 2011

 

St. Pius X Church, 8151 Barataria Blvd. 

Marrero, La. 70072

 

 10 a.m.
May 14, 2011 Houma, LA  70360 10 a.m.
June 2011 No meeting scheduled N/A
July 9, 2011 Los Islenos Heritage & Cultural Museum, 1357 Bayou Road,
St. Bernard, LA 70085		 10 a.m.
August 13, 2011 TBA 10 a.m.
September 10, 2011 Dularge Baptist Church, 2567 Bayou Dularge Road, Theriot, LA 70397 10 a.m.
October 8, 2011 Lafourche Parish 10 a.m.
November 12, 2011 Montegut 10 a.m.
December 2011 No meeting scheduled N/A

Locations are subject to change depending on availability. 

Service Map




UNITED HOUMA NATION 20986 Hwy. 1 Golden Meadow, LA 70357 (985)475-6640 Fax (985)475-7109
Tribal Districts as of March 2008




District 1: All of St. Mary Parish

District 2: Terrebonne Parish – Bourg/Bayou Blue (70343), Chauvin (70344), and Montegut/Point aux Chene/Isle de Jean Charles (70377)

District 3: Terrebonne Parish – Theriot/Lower Dularge (70397) and Dulac (70353)

District 4: Terrebonne Parish – The area of Houma (70363) south of Thompson Road along Hwy. 57 (Grand Caillou Road) and Hwy. 315 (Bayou Dularge Road) south of the Intracoastal Canal

District 5: Terrebonne Parish – The area of Houma (70363) north of Thompson Road along Hwy. 57 (Grand Caillou Road) and Hwy. 315 (Bayou Duarge Road) north of the Intracoastal Canal including all of East Houma, Village East, etc.

District 6: Terrebonne Parish – Houma (70364 & 70360), Gibson (70356), Gray (70359) and Schriever (70395)

District 7: All of Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes, Jefferson Parish – Gretna (70053-70056)

District 8: Jefferson Parish – Marrero (70073, 70072), Barataria (70036), Lafitte (70067) and Harvey (70058-70059)

District 9: Jefferson Parish – Metairie (70001-70006), Kenner (70062-70065), Harahan (70123), Jefferson (70121) and Waggaman/Westwego/Bridge City/Avondale (70094-96)

District 10: Lafourche/Jefferson Parishes – Grande Isle (70358), Leeville/Golden Meadow (70357), Galliano (70354) and the area of Cut Off (70345) south of the South Lafourche Bridge as divided by East 90th Street along Hwy. 308 and Tarpon Pass between LA 1 and Hwy. 3235

District 11: Lafourche Parish – The area of Cut Off (70345) north of the South Lafourche Bridge as divided by East 90th Street along Hwy. 308 and Tarpon Pass between LA 1 and Hwy. 3235, Larose (70373), Lockport (70374), Mathews (70375), Gheens (70355), Raceland (70394) and Thibodaux (70301)