In Conversation with Big Chiefs: Traditions and Music of Mardi Gras Indians
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- In a rare gathering, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian chiefs tell the story of masking traditions through their lived experience. The conversation, moderated by Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, addresses the origins of Black masking traditions and the history of each of the chiefs’ tribes, the year-round community responsibilities of a chief, and the future of the Mardi Gras Indians. Next, the program dives into Mardi Gras Indian music, exploring how each gang performs traditional chants. The program culminates in a performance by the 79rs Gang, a group founded by two young chiefs from opposing gangs who came to together and updated Mardi Gras Indian songs with New Orleans funk and hip hop.
FEATURING
Big Chief Jermaine Bossier
Big Chief Romeo Bougere
Big Chief Clarence "Delco" Dalcour
Big Chief Victor Harris
Moderator: Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
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Efrem Z. Boles
Tariq Harris
Eric Heigle
Edwin Mayo
Kelly Pearson
Wesley P. Phillips
Jack Robertson
The Historic New Orleans Collection acknowledges that the land upon which the city of New Orleans sits has been, and is known as, Bulbancha, a Choctaw word for “a place of other languages.” We would also like to acknowledge the indigenous history of New Orleans, where our organization and the Toulouse Theatre are located, and strive to bring awareness of the real lived history of Indigenous peoples and nations who have inhabited this area. Please visit Native Land Digital’s website for more information: native-land.ca/about/why-it-m...
FURTHER READING and RESOURCES
Backstreet Cultural Museum
www.backstreetmuseum.org/
“From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of Mardi Gras Indians” Jeroen Dewulf (2017)
Guardians Institute, home of the Donald Harrison, Sr. Museum and Legacy Performance Pavilion
www.guardiansinstitute.org/don...
“Indian Traditions at Mardi Gras” Native America Calling podcast with Art Hughes featuring Big Queen Mary Kay Stevenson with the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians, Lora Ann Chaisson, tribal council for the United Houma Nation, and Dr. Jeffrey Darensbourg, Alligator Band Council Member of the Atakapa Ishak Nation (2019)
www.nativeamericacalling.com/...
“Mardi Gras Indians, a story” African American Registry (2022)
aaregistry.org/story/the-mard...
Neighborhood Story Project
www.neighborhoodstoryproject....
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM The Historic New Orleans Collection presents The 26th Williams Research Center Symposium Months before the scent of fresh king cake, the glow of flambeaux, and the driving beat of marching bands fill New Orleans, artists, makers, and culture bearers across the city are planning, designing, and building. Their inspiration, hard work, and collaboration result in awe-inspiring creations. Much more than just a celebration, Carnival and its rich, diverse, and complicated history invite the world to our streets.
This year’s Williams Research Center Symposium, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Making Mardi Gras, celebrates the makers who carry the history and traditions forward, who shape their evolution, and who, every year, bring us “The Greatest Free Show on Earth.” This year's event is generously sponsored by Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World and Kern Studios. Please visit www.hnoc.org/symposium-2022 for the full schedule.
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Mad respect for the culture my brothers. The skills you have is unmatched. So glad the tribes have come together.
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These are the traditions black pro athletes need to pour millions into to preserve!
Sending deepest love and gratitude from Compton, CA. My Big Mamas migrated from Arcadia, LA in the 40’s.
They spoke/speak Creole?
@@whoahna8438 yes we do. To parley creole?
@@79rsgang
Mo parl petit mais mo apé aprenn
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Y'all got some songs in Creole?
@@whoahna8438 working on it
What an honor to learn this culture! Thank you Chiefs! Abundant Blessings!
Beautiful energy … from
Elder Big Chiefs to the younger!!! Nothing like this Culture on the planet !!! ❤️
I am from Trinidad and Tobago, a country from the caribbean. We celebrate Carnival around the same time as Mardi Gras, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. We call it Carnival Tuesday. The Sunday before we have Dimanche Gras. We have a similar historial event. The african slaves also mixed with our natives, they were the caribs and arawaks. The offsprings were called "black indians"
Dont u find it funny that every landmass has the same story? Every indian tribe, no matter where, took in all the Africans and they all mixed together to make this new race called black indians and the indians no longer exist, the africans no longer exist, just these black indians left behind, IN EVERY COUNTRY. No one else thinks that sounds a bit funny and a little too convenient? Im asking this with the knowledge of who is who and where they originated from, so the question is a bit facetious lol. Im just having fun lol yall carry on lol
I'm french all I know about this culture is what I saw on the show treme
yet I feel this is something we should all pay attention to because it's about love. the red man helped the black man. and that's the way to follow. a man helps a man regardless of their differences
I enjoyed the historical culture spoken from these big chiefs my Lil brother is now a chief 🙌 👌 I remember his first suite as a Seminole we titled the suite Running Bear .Now Tee is like Big Chief Tootie .Only he's a Pretty White Eagle.
@creekmary1Not to be mean or ugly, but do you know anything about why they are continuing this culture??? Please make it make sense for me! Did you research on why these wonderful men are trying to keep this culture alive? I’m from New Orleans and know why these MEN take they time to keep this culture going. Respectfully✌🏽☮️🕊️
@creekmary1I wish you lived here in New Orleans to see why we are fighting to keep this culture alive!!!!!!!!! I get your “ not being racist”, but when you comment on something please have your research done!✌🏽
Keep the culture going strong! Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs!
Shout-out to Big Chief Fi Yi Yi for representing for our ancestors who suffered for so long under so many
I thoroughly and completely enjoyed this and im about to share this all over tiktok. Those performances at the end took me to Church! Especially the 79ers and their new but traditional sound and their memorial song for those lost in Katrina man!!! Whew I love yall ❤❤❤❤
Merci bokou cher
This is true meaning of why it is important for people to tell their own story...wow...my mind blown....so much history and meaning.
Used to go Gregory with ole Romeo great to see the big brotha doing his thing this the culture I miss out here in Texas
Flag Boy Giz got me here. I have a newfound respect for this culture.
Fantastic! Very informative, great history and even a new direction.
Biiiiig Chieffffff, big kiss, coolbisouxx and thanks a lot for your music
Tears!
The "Black Indians" in my country, the king is called Okenaga, and the queen is called Malreao. They have their own music and language as well. The only difference is that we don't have gangs playing these costumes. Anyone can play. This is part of heritage. The african slaves in Trinidad had the same treatment as well. Our carnival came from the french aristocrat settlers. Some of slaves imitated them, and also other settlers, and that's how our carnival began. We have many tradition carnival characters.
I want to learn but I’m a perfectionist and my nerves get bad but this is amazing bc I was born in New Orleans but wasn’t raised but my grandma in the summer use to sew so I’ll go the lil crochet packet thing 😂😂😂😂
Amazing!
This is fascinating no lie
We think so, too! Thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed this..I love my people 🥰🥰
Super informative and wonderful music
Thank you for watching!
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These are not gangs. They are tribes.
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😂 gangs they are actually called tribes but whatever 😂
It’s called gangs homie. Gang come from da longshoremen back then. The crews were called Gangs. Becate Batiste worked on the riverfront. First Gang was the creole Wild West Gang. Whatever tho😂😂
@@79rsgang I got a burning question that I hope aint disrespectful to ask. But do Lousiana folks claim indigenous heritage? Like Chata, Washita, Bayougola, Tunica etc. Is it just yall masking as Indians or do yall know yall ARE the Indians...cuz i know for a long time all over the south we was being killed for claiming that Identity or herded into a reservation. Did yall lose it like us or whats the real story?
@@SAPHYTYRA many of us are Louisiana Creoles our family goes back to slavery days in Louisiana. This were all our ancestors lay
@@79rsgang i hear you