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

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[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

[goldensloth7]

So cool!

[Isil1972]

New Orleans was founded in 1718. The first Africans were not brought until 1721. In that interim three years, the French enslaved Amerindian prisoners of war (mostly women). The first generation of Creoles of color born in New Orleans were all Afro-Amerindian people and New Orleans Creole culture is a result of those people's interactions with the French and Spanish and with the other Amerindian people of the area (Atakapa, Houma etc).

Creoles = Afro-Metis = indigenous.

[xxxspinninxxx]

creole wild west and Louisiana creole is way different 

[Myriam Espritt-Steptoe]

I love being being Creole ! My family is from Opelousas and Avoyelles amongst other places in Louisiana . I have Choctaw , Cherokee , Creek and Attakapa Native American ancestry . Proud to be Creole !

[Jazznbeauty]

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