One element of New Orleans culture is music, which is influenced by Mardi Gras Indians. From food to language and traditions, New Orleans is known for its culture. Jazz was birthed in this city ...

Mardi Gras Indians walk the streets during the The Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade through the street of downtown on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in Lafayette, La..

A history of New Orleans Black Masking Indians With a keen eye and an early rise, some very lucky people can find the coveted sight of a masking Indian tribe on Mardi Gras morning.

The roots of Black Masking Indian culture lie in resistance. Excluded from traditional Mardi Gras celebrations, Black communities forged their own, blending African, Native American, and Creole ...

But for Angel Chung Cutno, better known as Big Queen of the 8th Ward Black Seminole Tribe, the lead-up to Mardi Gras is about finishing her Black Masking Indian suit, a project she’s been ...

This 2024 Mardi Gras year, WGNO is paying tribute to Black Masking Indians, who forever changed the culture of Mardi Gras and made New Orleans all the better because of it.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Under a clear blue sky, the Mardi Gras Indians took to the streets near A.L. Davis Park on Sunday (March 16), showing off the results of a year’s worth of meticulous hand ...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20 -- The Mardi Gras celebration that took place "under the bridge" today wasn't broadcast live on TV. It didn't appear on tourist brochures. Indeed, it hardly seemed to exist ...

Big Chief Kenny Young of the 8th Ward Black Seminoles put the finishing touches on his suit at The House of Dance and Feathers on Lundi Gras. “It’s more than just a celebration.

Brian Banks of the Black Flame Hunters Mardi Gras Indian tribe lost his 21-year-old son to gun violence in 2012. Banks sews the chest piece for his suit on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Terrance Williams Jr., the 16-year-old big chief of the Black Hawk Mardi Gras Indian, shows his colors in an image from local filmmaker Jonathan Isaac Jackson’s documentary ‘Big Chief, Black ...

As they grew older, their uncle George would play an important role in opening the world of the black Mardi Gras Indians to them, thus creating a true basis for their mature art.