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Aid has been slow in reaching these communities and tribal members are still awaiting much-needed supplies from FEMA. There is evidence the tribes have suffered disproportionately from the devastation of the hurricanes because they have been overlooked by federal agencies and relief organizations.

Tribal members say relief efforts have been hindered because they do not have federal recognition as Native American tribes. The communities have state recognition but have been struggling for federal recognition for decades.

One tribal chief says FEMA was very slow because it didn't even know the tribes existed.

Tribal members also say a general lack of media coverage has kept the public in the dark about the communites' plight.

Independent filmmaker Gregory Berger recently spoke with tribal leaders of the Biloxi Chitimacha tribes in southern Louisiana. He filed this report.

• Native American communities continue to struggle in the Bayous of Louisiana

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