Who are the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- I spent three months in New Orleans to work on several photography projects, but among the million things I was attracted to were the Mardi Gras Indians. I took photos of them, but I thought a video would be more appropriate because it would provide the viewer with more than just still--the voices of such secular tradition are to be heard to be believed. The Mardi Gras Indian culture and the effort put behind keeping the masking tradition alive is beyond fascinating. The intricacies and secrecy of the uptown and downtown tribes with their different tribal dances and chants are nothing I have ever been exposed to before ( we don't have anything similar in Italy).
I am coming back to cover these black Indians again next year for sure!
You do know the Indigenous Americans are black rite? Called the American Aboriginals, your information is false and misleading. That's THEIR cultural attire that dates back more than 100 years, try 5 cause to this day we have Carnival which celebrates their Indigenous cultures.
Well said
The wild west and buffalo Bill has nothing to do with our indian tribe origination. This documentary should have done more research !! Stop taking credit for a culture you obviously know nothing about. Its started with the indigenous and indian people. As far back as the 17 hundred's....Wild Bill REALLY ?..Please stop insulting us !!!!
We are not "black" we are indigenous, aboriginal Americans
I don't believe that they are trying to be "Indians". This is a tradition merely reliving the Africans' perception of the Natives in their ceremonial attire. Tradition passed down from people of actual African and Native descent. Seeing as none of us was there, who is to say that this is not exactly how things were in this area during those times? It's called history. Don't be afraid to learn it.
I think it's about time for Non-Natives to stop telling us who we can and cannot accept into our families. It's called "self-determination." You should try honoring it sometime.
I am learning why kanye said slavery was a choice! We didn't come from ships! We were here! Slavery was a bunch of bad LAND DEALS! Slavery didn't start until the development of prisons and civil rights!!! Why did they Destroy over 25 "black wallstreets" ? My 99 year old granny told me her parents and grandparents were landowners
Ik t goes back further than 100 years.
There is no black anything there's only indigenous and natives we were here long before Columbus why you think we are so many different shades it's just when they got here they labeled the word Indian to us and the ones that were like straight out of Columbus mouth onto his journals the ones that look like they were from Africa we're called Black you hear me when he first got here it was people dark as the people in Africa we were already here and we mingled with the people that came down from the north that's why we are so many different shades there is no black there is no Indian there is no Afro American you are either American or you are African and everyone forgets how they took us from this land to Africa and Spain and another thing the Moors ran Spain for 400 or 500 years so their bloodline has melon in it wake up people wake up
Wow way to twist history for an agenda that is scientifically untrue.
They went to far on Thier custome. Those are not Eagle feathers looks like big bird on sesame str
These people have REAL NATIVE AMERICAN AND AFRICAN BLOOD LINE because all indians were NOT removed to indian territory such as some CREEK, SEMINOLE AND CHOCTAW.
Don't respond to ignorant comments from such moronic people. The person responding was either trying to cause some bullshit drama, or completely ignorant. Either way, don't validate his nonsense by responding. Your video was incredibly interesting and enlightening.
Is that Clarke Peters at 8:42 accompanying the big chief?
Great eye! He was probably researching for his role as Big Chief in TREME on HBO.
Is that Chief Lambreaux (Treme) I spy at 8:40?!
Seeing that the Africans and Natives lived amongst each other, accepted Africans to be apart of their tribes, married, and produced children together, I believe that gives the right to practice these ceremonies and reenact the traditions as they please seeing as though they are in fact their own.
@darkeagle fuck them . They got casinos everywhere.
@@lilcourtny08 how many non rez schools are run by native people in the us? How many banks? How many states vote in natives for office.
Stfu with that bs
Lmao... We are the Aborigines, We are the Real Indians not Africans... Get It Right
Real Natives!
their names also state a lot-like pocahontas and eagle feather no one will ever call themselves that if they are native american, this doesnt make sense i agree with you and thanks for standing up for the millions of native americans that are still alive today.
Soooo, you mean to tell me that the folks at Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago are imitating "Native Americans"? Sorry, but I believe that this was tradition that was passed down because this was our culture. I have been reading more and more, and I have learned that so called black people were here Pre- Columbus. There is no coincidence with these costumes and our true history. Look at the Carnival in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Come on man...our culture pre settlement. These folks are just blessed enough to know their heritage. Many "blacks" don't know...
B. Wynn THANK YOU!
B. Wynn Interesting Comment.
B. Wynn and who are you referring to as "these folks" and "blacks"??
@@altrenastirgus1587 he is talking about the idea that African people were native to the Americas and that the native americans descend from them or came after them.
Both of which are not true and has been debunked.
@@angeliparraguirre7329 the bunkhouse because as I am studying I'm finding my roots as an Aboriginal in this country
Thanks for your view of this culture! The craftsmanship is outstanding and any light shed on this culture is good! Kudos to you!
No, no, no, no...I have never stated I KNEW them. As a reporter I was just trying to show what I was seeing. This is very different from knowing someone. I reported what I saw and did some more research about what I did not know, that's all. That is my job. What is the racist comment have to do with it? Com`on, I am white and I am Italian and I am even Jewish if you want to comment of that as well, be my guest. But the truth is that you have some range inside that has nothing to do with my video
Listen YoungRaWarrior, who are you to say what I know or not know. This was my video and my research and my interviews and my own product. If you do not find it interesting or correct or even worth being on UA-cam, why are you on this page? Leave it alone and stop offending people for no reason. Go do something else with your life and do not waste time on the Internet getting all fiery with people you do not even know. It's very sad and immature.
They have nothing to do with Africa because they are 100% indigenous American Indians. You people tend to forget that Indian means black.
8:41 tell me I'm not seeing Clarke Peters who plays Big Chief Lambreaux on HBO's Treme???
nrfp You too? I was just checking the comments to see if anyone else saw him!
the original natives of America were blacks Christopher Columbus stated that when he arrived in the Americas the people were the same color as the people in Africa and also as slaves were arriving they said that there were people here who spoke in a language that they could not recognize..I'm from louisiana and i know for sure that there is no such word as a black Indian a native yes but indians are native to india not america
Thank you!!
So evolved boy no try agian
That has been debunked, why lie and claim someone else's heritage
much love and respect. so proud.
Apparently, macho is in the mind of the man, just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I say that because in North Carolina where I'm from, a man wearing flowers & feathers would've been perceived as a homosexual.
These tribes FOUGHT while other member tribes SURRENDERED
Nice video lots of history in Neworleans.
Thnk you for this beautiful documentary. I'm soooo blessed and proud to be a native of New Orleans 🔥🔥. Our culture is so in-depth, that words can't explain. #504 #spirit
#upt4life💯💯🔥🔥
They are the indigenous American Indians they are not Africans these false Natives need to stop telling this false documentary lie, it's our true culture.
I am so sick of other people trying to tell our story erasing the truth and replacing it with the lie of their story to fit their lying history, we are the indigenous Americans we were here before anyone we are not African nor are our ancestors from Africa.
This is full of half truths. She need to get her story right
Dear Sir, I am not sure why you would write such an offensive comment underneath my video. If you find some of the information inaccurate you could have just said so and I would have told you where I took them and who I interviewed to learn about the culture.
I am not a BITCH and none the less DUMB since I have two degrees and I spent a long time hanging out with the Mardi Gras Indians and getting to know then and their culture.
Before you make such a strong judgment you should think twice.
"most of the black new orleans indians started dressing like native americans"
really?
Majority if you learned the history you’ll know what your talking about
P.S. My Irish side owned 79 slaves. My black side have been teachers since the 1910's. The indian side I am still learning about. Maybe you can help
Whatever the truth is, I think it's one of the coolest cultural things I've ever seen. Not just the costumes, but their intense emotion that seems to be a testament to how much it means to this vibrant flower of New Orleans sub culture.
P.S. It does seem that the story above is inaccurate. It'd be nice if someone could come out with a real documentary on it....Does such one exist already?
I am Black. On one hand, I could say I am Black Seminole Indian; on the other, I choose to say I'm Black not knowing the degree of Seminole in my blood line. That is my choice/responsibility even tho the knowledge was not passed to me. Having said that, I do NOT find your video disrespectful - it was the opposite in how it was presented. As for the truth of it all, again, it is my responsibility to seek it. As for YoungRaWarrior, his comments represent him, one part of the vast whole. In peace
My question is how much black is in your blood? Since you say you don’t know the degree of Seminole blood
Thank you ever so much, Professor Valabrega! You are doing a very important service by documenting this proud history of our people, so please ignore the "haters."
Can you believe there are *still* a lot of idiots in America who think there is "no such thing" as Black Indians? Most frustrating is how many are our fellow Skins! I lament this strange racist habit of many of our Indian people.
Perhaps they view themselves as White-People-with-Black-Hair?
Prof. Valabrega, you have worked hard and your material is indeed valuable! No need to apologize.
Thank you very much for all your hard work and kindness sharing this with us. My student really love this as well. The hybridization of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural groups is always fun stuff, enit?
Very nice video, a rather unique sight into the indian culture. Thanks for doing the work and sharing it!
Creole? I'm I talking about Creoles? Separate ethnic group like I've been saying all along. Thanks for clarifying my point.
It is alot to take in. Escpeically with black slaves and indians in the mix. In the beginning of this nation we were more than likely one in the same even though indians had slaves even after the the law (correct me if I'm wrong). But the tribal nature of our families is something that connects us. I have all three in my family line. Irish, black and Cherokee. Can trace back my lenigous at least 4 generations. Would love to discuss this deeper. Keep your head up.
The Indians are black people
i agree with you, being native american and seeing this makes me a bit mad but this is something we will always fight for-saving our identities that many want to claim but have no tribal relationship or lineage. it is sad, but the native americans in america are still alive and using fake feathers and not traditional tribal dances is straight out noticed.
My people are Indians too
Just because someone isn’t on a reservation doesn’t mean they aren’t indigenous to this land
Prof. Valabrega, you have worked hard and your material is indeed valuable! No need to apologize.
Thank you very much for all your hard work and kindness sharing this with us. My student really love this as well. The hybridization of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural groups is always fun stuff, enit?
So...your just reading this from a book?
Fascinating film with some great footage of those amazing costumes. Thanks.!
at 8:42 is that the guy that play the role of chief albert on treme
I cannot believe the ignorance being let loose here. These are indigenous practices of the creole and black tribes, and if we ever get to DNA, the stupid, the ignorant and the crazy people claiming to be Indians (a word pertaining to England for India Peoples) will find they are more European and Hispanic than Indigenous. The world is a 3rd World Tribe and for those who know there is no explanation necessary and for those who do not know there is no explanation possible until they do. You do not understand the the process because you were not educated to understand the process as a right of passage, a protection for the people, direction to the tribe and a place to unite the powers that link them.
U don't no what your talking about because this is tribes that honor our black africans americans but honor them what beeds and feathers cha waa
Have you ever been to New Orleans at Mardi Gras to watch the Indians? Do you know any of the Big Chief? It's more layered and complex than you could ever imagine.
"Black" Americans were called Indians before Bharat was changed to India... We are Aborigines
Hello federica. If you would like a little history of this send email. I can give a pretty good history with sources from the choctwa tribe.
It’s not about them tho
42 to be exact
this history is not so good
5:06 HAILE SELASSIE
The Mardi Gras Indians do not fall into the category of Freedmen you listed; and the Freedmen are not considered of Native American ancestry but are of African ancestry and long ago freed slaves who continued to live on Native land. I think it's time they move into mainstream America don't you?
@NationRise1 history wrong? oh yea your right because slavery is still prevalent today. Never mind the fact that the first slaves were sold in america sometime in the early 1600s, never mind the fact that slavery didnt get abolished until the mid 1800s. Yea your right history wrong.
Enough with the hating comments on my video...if I have offended someone, I am sorry.
If you think my history is wrong, I am also sorry, but I used texts, research and interviews so I have some base to my work. If this was wrong as well, I cant really change it now, so accept my apologies. Best Regards,
Federica
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