Black Indians of New Orleans (Mardi Gras Indians)

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Submitted by webmaster on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 03:09

Black Indians of New Orleans

Posted by DementedBCecil
June 10, 2008 

Video Description:
This video is the first part of a program that aired on television (date unknown; information from a viewer comment). I don't believe that the second part has been posted on YouTube yet.

This video includes includes commentary, photographs, and film clips of historical New Orleans and Mardi. It also includes commentary, photographs. and video of chanting and dancing contemporary Mardi Gras Indians.

2 comments

webmaster
Fri, 29 January, 2010 - 15:34

I gather from my reading about Mardi Gras Indians that having "Indian blood" is not a requirement for being a part of  or  a  leader of  a Mardi Gras Indian "nation". 

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Here are some online resources about the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians:

http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/Sec_mgind/history.htm

http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/mardigrasindians.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_Indians

Also  don't forget to check out this page on jambalayah's sister website:
http://cocojams.com/content/mardi-gras-indian-songs-chants  
 

 

  

webmaster
Fri, 29 January, 2010 - 15:20
 
Selected YouTube viewer comments from
 
QuietBuck (1 year ago) I am Shawnee, Cherokee, Powhatan, Amish, Canadian French, English. But I have a black Native in my line.
Most don't realize the Natives were diverse from red to black and even white w/ blond and blue eyes.

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Missy5464 (1 year ago) pam great video! i like it! most just wanna claim black indians as just black indians but this video clearly states they were indians mixed with africans from back in the slave days,but i also know some blacks came on boats themselves before the slave days and mixed with natives. anyhow it's a good video. i enjoyed it. and natives do come in many colors today cuz of so much mixing. but that doesn't make them any less native in my eyes than someone who is full!

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silents08 (11 months ago) very true

 
yaiqab (11 months ago) What does the word Indian mean?

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wolvenancestry992 (3 weeks ago) columbus thought he was in the west indies when he came to america and called the native people indians and the name just stuck with them after that

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pimablkprincess (1 year ago) im a black indian my father was native american tribe pima but im not from new orleans im from arizona.

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QuietBuck (1 year ago) I am Shawnee, Cherokee, Powhatan, Amish, Canadian French, English. But I have a black Native in my line.
Most don't realize the Natives were diverse from red to black and even white w/ blond and blue eyes.
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LadyNewOrleans504 (1 year ago)  my daddy used to take me to the indian parades when i was little. they said i needed to learn my heritage

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joealanouf (10 months ago) i have seen this whole program on tv
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choclatey77 (10 months ago) You have got to post the second part of this story it was very interesting.

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neceii90z (9 months ago)  I'm of black and  seminole descent and i find this very informative
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BarbarosaBrothers (8 months ago)  im a black indian too!
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W0nd3rw0m4n (5 months ago) Okay this is going to be a stupid question but what is a Black Indian... An Afroamerican muxed with native american?

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DementedBCecil (5 months ago) Basically...
 
 
 

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