A photo of historical Tunica woman Julia Descant Normand (left) and her brother Don (right) as children. Julia is the grandmother of Donna M. Pierite, Stephanie Escudé, and Steven Madère. She is the great-grandmother of Jean-Luc and Elisabeth Pierite and Christopher Escudé.

A photo of Marria Louise Normand Madère. Marria is the daughter of Julia D. Normand and the mother of Steven Madère and Donna M. Pierite. She is the grandmother of Jean-Luc and Elisabeth Pierite and Christopher Escudé. Also, she is the mother-in-law of Michael R. Pierite.

A photo of Julia Normand.

Marria Madère takes a picture with grand daughter Elisabeth Pierite at Stephanie Escudé�s anniversary party 2002. Marria is proud of her Tunica ancestry.

Stephanie Escudé poses with her husband Claude Escudé at their 2002 anniversary party. Stephanie is the mother of Christopher Escudé, the sister of Donna Pierite, the aunt of Elisabeth Pierite and the godmother of Jean-Luc Pierite. Stephanie is also a craftsperson for Nerataya.

Elisabeth Pierite poses with her grandfather Stanley Madère at Stephanie Escudé�s anniversary party. Stanley is the father of Donna Pierite and grandfather of Elisabeth, Jean-Luc Pierite and Christopher Escudé. His work as a genealogist helped to prove Julia Normand�s historical Tunica ancestry.