Mardi Gras Indians

Did you forget which alter you posted under?

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red dot or feather?

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Do they own motels on the highway? Or do they drink firewater and own casinos?

Never really understood the NOLA Mardi Gras indian thing. It sounds as though it used to be kind of like a "purge" to settle scores in the neighborhood.

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"Mardi Gras Indians are secretive because only certain people participated in masking--people with questionable character. In the old day, the Indians were violent. Indians would meet on Mardi Gras; it was a day to settle scores." - Larry Bannock, President, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council

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moar

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Never really understood the NOLA Mardi Gras indian thing. It sounds as though it used to be kind of like a "purge" to settle scores in the neighborhood.

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That's not the point at all. Buffalo bill and his Native americans used to march in the mardi gras parades in the 1800s and the african americans in congo square got the idea from them. The two cultures also intermingled frequently since many houma indians and african americans lived close to each other in the treme.

It became a a tradition just like anything else in mardi gras to try to outdo the other "tribes" in costume and intricate beadwork.

Theres nothing racist about either. Not sure what your agenda is.

Did you see them?