On the recordAugust 17, 2026
Well we wasn't allowed to go to those big parades and stuff. So this, in our community, was about uplifting our people in a proudly manner.
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Big Chief Howard Miller explains the significance of Mardi Gras Indians.
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Aug 17, 2026
It is the greatest kept secret in America and throughout the world today is the Mardi Gras Indian culture.
Aug 17, 2026
Because here in America, especially here in the South, everything about Africa was forbidden. So we went behind our masks as Indians to practice our culture.
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