Indian Tribes meet in the Treme on Mardi Gras Day

Two Indian Tribes meet in the Treme area of New Orleans on Mardi Gras day 2012

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

"Fight with your feathers and finery, not with weapons", said the late, great Tootie Montana. These wonderful costumes, and proud traditions are a great example for us all to remember, respect and follow. Strut, parade and keep that masking alive!

[@donaldharrison8057]

Tootie did not start that. Matter of fact when we met Tootie we had to fight and they started the fight.

[@kimbailey422]

This is by far my best video. The youngster in the purple fill it in his spirit. Chills all over me WOW. Boy you are fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@delfinaconalas]

Watching this two years later from Brazil, but I was there that fine day. Right in front of my house there. Oh I miss y'all so much and hope all have a super fabulous Mardi Gras 2014! Kisses from a NOLA in exile. See ya in the future, God willing

[@DonHarMusi]

To 504girl3, Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr of The Congo Square Nation here responding to your comment. I appreciate and have respect for you idea of New Orleans culture but it is not the same as mine. With my participation in our culture I am paying respect to the African culture that took place in Congo Square and keeping an offshoot New Orleans born faction of those traditions alive. The suits I make is derivative of African traditions.When you look at this video you can see this African influence in my lime green and royal blue suit and the suit of the flag in red and black. The call and response chants we sing are derived from Africa. The drumming is derived of African origin. The dancing style is derived of African origin. The bead style is derived of African traditions. We call what we do Afro-New Orleans culture and many other culural participants share the same perspective as us. I was taught by a lot of older cultural participants including Donald Harrison Sr. who used African images on his suits. I know all these elders are happy that I am keeping this faction alive within our culture. Thank You, Donald Harrison

[@irish6364]

+Donald Harrison, Jr Hey Chief this is great!! I grew up out in the 3rd ward in Lakeview and every year I loved goin to see the Indians. I'm movin back home before Carnival this year 2016 so ill definitely come out and see you and the boys! Please don't change a thing! This is New Orleans culture at its finest! I cant tell you how happy it makes me to watch this video and remember goin to see your tribe and all the tribes every year. I grew up with Art Neville's son Ian so ive been around the uptown tribe Wild Tchoupitoulas a lot, but I LOVE all the tribes! I cant wait to hear one of you guys chant Iko Iko Jokamo Fee Nah Nay! I can taste the king cakes now. Cant wait for mardi gras 2016. Keep up the awesome work Chief!!!

[@1blastman]

Amen

[@Yodasstuff]

Awesome! Awesome! Keep the traditions going!

[@Yodasstuff]

Love to see old traditions continue in the next generation. Keep the tradition going Big Chief Tugga!

[@girl-fb4rm]

I hate when people comment on videos about New Orleans but don't know our culture. This has nothing to do with Africa. We pay tribute to the Native Americans for helping slaves that were escaping slavery, and that's the short version of an entire story.

[@renatamilan653]

Can u please explain it to me.. n what are the chants... I hear open that hole up

[@DonHarMusi]

504 girl you don't get to tell people they have to do what you do. That is what masters do. I pay homage to my ancestors who got themselves free. Afro-New Orleans Culture. I live in two worlds. Uou obviosly have no connection to understanding any thing about Africa. Do you know what a call and response chant is? Can you tell me what Tu-Cady- May means?

[@kimbailey422]

That youngster in the purple"Magnolia " talk that talk baby. Chills all over me. Love it Represent Uptown baby. He ready, talk that talk open that hole😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@kimbailey422]

This youngster is ready. Hope I run into you, I will follow you & play the drums too.

[@kimbailey422]

Oh yes he ready & can chant w/ the best. That youngster is on fire😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@dimefever1006]

Always the best part of Mardi Gras at home!!

[@michaelmoore646]

little brother in the purple suit is owning it

[@friendlyflow]

I came e here through iko iko, and now i,m fascinated by mardi gras indians

[@namakudamono]

Yeah, I spotted him - I thought I was seeing things! A really great clip...I love the atmosphere, the music, the colourful suits!

[@JerriKoe89]

The big chief himself commenting on here? That's great! Thank you for enlightening us. I don't know where I heard something about The Guardians of The Flame and Christian in one sentence... Misleading info I call that. Love your and Christian's music btw! Cheers from Berlin, Germany! Would love to see you and your Indians at the Carnival of the Cultures here in Kreuzberg one day.

[@bethtaylor3819]

Absolutely love this!

[@aamaazon]

they have them crowded out so they can't move. back in the day when tribes met, they would do war dances and chants

[@danielroth2937]

If I could come back in the next life, I would love to be a Mardi Gras Indian.

[@kimbailey422]

Respect to others, I love it.

[@KenDSigma]

@116772255461037153432 "Meeting of the Tribes". Louisiana are known for the SIX-TRIBES. I see at least six different colors representing the Big-Six. I've been to these before, so you can't say that no Washitaw-Muur hadn't been to the "Meeting/Gathering of the Tribes." All Louisiana Indians are known for their Beading skills. That's mostly what one finds in the Mounds even in "Poverty-Point (Bird Mound)" in the Washitaw (OuachitaTerritory of N.E. Louisiana!) [Monroe, Delhi, Tallulah, Mound, Delta Bayou Maçon, Bee Bayou, Bayou Lafourche, Boeuf River, Ouachita -TensasRiver Basins] Mostly, BEADS!

[@soulrole4025]

you go young man!!wooop woop!

[@cathy5072]

Awesome!

[@StevlandAmbrose]

Who IS that kid?! He bring the fiya! I hope he still maskin.

[@ala-bp9lj]

So pretty

[@markevans9104]

Clark Peters is there, aka Albert 'Big Chief' Lambreaux!

[@chanicsara]

He was well represented in the HBO Documentary "TREME"

[@silent1616]

fuckery lmao

[@steveboy7302]

change the name to black people appropriating native culture

[@DonHarMusi]

The name of my culture is Afro-New Orleans, and we honor African Americans. We are about Congo Sqaure and don't have anything to do with Native Americans. We respect Native Americans but our suits use plumes which come from Africa. We are Afro-New Orleans Culture which has nothing at all to do with you. Y'all don't play African drums.

[@DonHarMusi]

Stop appropriating funk, soul, gospel, hip-hop, African culture, African American, and lingo as a whole, then you can ask the same. Until then we all can bump into and be influenced by anything in the universe. It can't go just one way. It has to go all ways to be fair.

[@salenagaines4746]

There not black native Americans its called African tribes like the Zulu

[@StevlandAmbrose]

If that's the case you best go enlighten Wikipedia with your scholarly insight. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Indians_in_the_United_States