Mardi Gras Indians practicing their chants and calls!!

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Mardi Gras Indians practicing their chants and calls after the funeral of the late Big Queen Chief Barbara. The Mardi Gras Indians named themselves after native Indians to pay them respect for their assistance in escaping the tyranny of slavery. It was often local Indians who accepted slaves into their society when they made a break for freedom around early to mid 1800s. They have never forgotten this support.The chants that you hear are usually stories of the struggles in the neighborhood, violence, poverty, celebration of life or death etc,,. These chants and calls are passed down from generation to generation.

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[ElderPinkerton]

Very glad this is posted. I've never heard of this part of the New Orleans culture. THIS IS WHY NEW ORLEANS MUST BE PRESERVED AND RESTORED.

[galan98]

Long live New Orleans and its culture! Stand strong and keep it real, y'heard me!

[KissMyCoilz]

I FREAKIN' LOVE MY CITY, & THIS IS WHY I SHALL RETURN!! Hey Chief Montana!! Such an inspiring man, and I feel so blessed to know him and his wife :D

[MyVorpal]

I thinks this is one of the most amazing things i've ever seen , i live in Cornwall england , where they have a few traditions but nothing compares to this . When the guy in the wheel chair started singing i got chills man . Real music !!

[madFlam1]

this is one fo the best things i've ever seen. could do with subtitles though lol

[SallyLynnYT]

@onenawlins - yes, the man in the yellow feathered hat is Tootie's son and successor, Big Chief Darryl Montana - another beautiful soul! And you won't see him on a stage at Jazz Fest. He's Old School, following his father.

[SallyLynnYT]

@onenawlins - yes, the man in the yellow feathered hat is Tootie's son and successor, Big Chief Darryl Montana - another beautiful soul!

[uainspesho]

@DSkehan2004 Strange Colors? The colors are beautiful.. and thats part of Louisiana Culture... you are not looking at something that is strictly native american... and therefore you shouldnt judge according to those standards. You're looking at something that has been influenced by native american AND african culture (among others) Don't look at Louisiana culture and expect to see the same old same old or whatever it is you are used to seeing- because Louisiana is unique. The Gumbo Pot!

[rahaji215]

thats why we call it soul music because it comes from the soul and its listen to by the soul

[DSkehan2004]

At least change the colors the way there suppose to on the feathers on the native indian culture they're doing. Purple, red, and other strange colors, the real native american indians back then never had those colors on.

[DSkehan2004]

@LTmattYT all there is people doing uncool stuff in this "tradition" and when it's over they go to church and they promise they never do it again. lol

[LTmattYT]

@DSkehan2004 lol shut the fuck up