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Notes from New Orleans
5:00 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Big Chief Casby Prepares Mirthful Celebration on West Bank

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The Mardi Gras Indians will celebrate one final Super Sunday at the Algiers West Fest on Sunday, April 21st in downtown Algiers.
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The Mardi Gras Indians will celebrate one final Super Sunday at the Algiers West Fest on Sunday, April 21st in downtown Algiers.
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The Mardi Gras Indians will celebrate one final Super Sunday at the Algiers West Fest on Sunday, April 21st in downtown Algiers.
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Click to listen to this week's Notes From New Orleans.

For many members of our community, Carnival is not complete without a glimpse of at least one extraordinary, only-in-New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian. And even though there's been a couple of occasions for street sightings — like Mardi Gras Day, Uptown Super Sunday, and Downtown Super Sunday — those events are long past.

However, on this week's Notes from New Orleans Sharon Litwin tells us about one last chance to see the tribes en masse, and it's coming up soon.

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1:08 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

Mardi Gras Indians on St. Joseph's Day

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A Mardi Gras Indian on St. Joseph's Day.
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Big Chief Derrick Magee of the Ninth Ward Navajo Mardi Gras Indians.
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Bennie Ratcliff, Trail Chief, Ninth Ward Navajo Mardi Gras Indians.
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By Maureen McMurray

Tuesday was St. Joseph’s Day. Nominally a Catholic holiday, St Joseph’s Day is also a significant holiday for the city’s Mardi Gras Indians. Maureen McMurray has the story.

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Mardi Gras Indians
11:37 am
Mon March 18, 2013

Photos From Super Sunday

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The rear of a Mardi Gras Indian costume.
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Making way for the Big Chief.
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Uptown and Downtown Indians can be differentiated in part by the style of the costume: Uptown Indians have more representational patches; downtown, geometric and three-dimensional.
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A mural on the side of A.L. Davis Park.
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The Spy Boy fronts an Indian gang. His job is to find other tribes on the street to intitate a song battle between the Chiefs.
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Traditional Indian song.
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Some costumes can weigh well over a hundred pounds. They're only used for one year, then broken down or discarded so a new suit can be made.
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New Orleans motorcycle officers waiting for the parade to begin.
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Keeping the tradition alive.
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Indian family.
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Coming together in the streets is a core strength of New Orleans celebratory traditions.
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The Big Chief.
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Filling the streets.
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The smallest member of the Creole Wild West.
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Until next year.
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The Sunday closest to St. Joseph's Day is Super Sunday in New Orleans — the second-most important day on the calendar for Mardi Gras Indians, behind Carnival morning itself.

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First Listen
5:21 pm
Mon July 23, 2012

First Listen: Christian Scott, 'Christian aTunde Adjuah'

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Christian Scott's new record, Christian aTunde Adjuah, comes out July 31.
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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 5:05 pm

Audio for this feature is no longer available.

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