The Doustioni or Dotchetonne were a tribe of American Indians somewhere in the region around the

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; they are known only from records of the expedition of the

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, which identify them as allies, in the late 17th century, of the Kadohadacho tribe. Some writers have placed them in northeastern

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, but this has never been convincingly proven. John R. Swanton identified them as a

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group hailing from the area around Bayou Dauchite in northwestern

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, but this, too, is unproven.Dotchetonne Indians

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entry, retrieved March 30, 2007. No further record of the tribe survives.

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Caddoan peoples Native American tribes in Texas Native American tribes in Louisiana Extinct languages of North America Extinct Native American tribes Native American history of Texas Native American history of Louisiana {{NorthAm-native-stub