Ishak | Official Trailer
Preview: Season 10 Episode 1003 | 19sVideo has Closed Captions
A young woman is tapped to become the next chief of her tribe in southern Louisiana.
Filmmaker Maaliyah Papillion is tapped to learn the ways of her elders and carry on their sacred traditions as the next chief of the Atakapa-Išhak Nation, making her the second woman to lead the tribe since 1771.
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Ishak | Official Trailer
Preview: Season 10 Episode 1003 | 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Filmmaker Maaliyah Papillion is tapped to learn the ways of her elders and carry on their sacred traditions as the next chief of the Atakapa-Išhak Nation, making her the second woman to lead the tribe since 1771.
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Dr. Jeffery Darensbourg and Maaliyah Papillion reflect on the native language Ishakkoy. (59s)
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