Creole Wild West. Mardi Gras Indians

10min. edited video document detailing "The History of the Creole Wild West as Told by Themselves". A performance and panel discussion with the Creole Wild West Tribe of the Mardi Gras Indians.
All events took place at the Louisiana Humanities Center on Saturday, April 19th, 8pm. And were produced by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Creole
• Wile
• West
• Mardi
• Gras
• Indians
• Louisiana
• Endowment
• for
• the
• Humanities
• Wild
• Magnolias
• new
• orleans
• jazz
• interview
• performance

[treemonisha2006]

This is very important part of Louisiana Creole culture and American History. This is especially important to me because I have creole lineage from New Orleans. I hope and pray that the Mardi Gras Indians tradition is kept alive.

[yeaheverday]

@quicksilverwade - learn the story behind these tribe before u make that stupid ass comment. simply, these cats do this to honor the indians that took there ancestors in years ago. New Orleans man we filled with a blend of Italian spanish french german irish caribbean african and indian. ima 1/4 Chitimacha, but u got natchez, houma, choctaw, atakapa, caddo. scattered over Louisiana podna. so relax. GOD BLESS

[Jazznbeauty]

@quicksilverwade The Tangipahoa and the Houma tribes, that's who. If you don't know or understand how native Americans and Africans united in New Orleans, shut up and learn something. Natives gave runaway slaves shelter and membership into their tribes through intermarrying, etc. This tradition is at least 200 years old.

[amethyst0285]

Love it. They play a big part in New Orleans/Louisiana history. Cute kids. I'm adding this to my favorites. :)

[OilSpill10]

Awww I think that is Flavor Flave in the Orange feathers LOL jk

[jazz06ad8]

I love the new orleans culture. My father is from there he;s part creole and Indian. I love NOLA

[MsCREOLEBEAUTY]

Im a Choctaw baby