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Chief Shaka Zulu, Black masking Indian/Mardi Gras Indian and co-owner of The Golden Feather Mardi Gras Indian Gallery, shared his experience masking and the history of Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans during a virtual session with Tulane s ALAMEEA Alliance.   Tulane’s ALAAMEA Alliance (Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ Alliance) recently explored the Black and Indigenous roots of New Orleans Mardi Gras in a virtual session for faculty and staff that combined musical performances and historical context. In “Learning About Black and Indigenous Roots of Carnival Culture in New Orleans,” panelist Laura Rosanne Adderley, associate professor in the Department of History at the School of Liberal Arts, gave a brief history and framework of the interactions of African Americans and Native Americans/Indigenous peoples and how they are connected to Carnival and Mardi Gras Indians.

United statesNew orleansLouis armstrong parkOrleans mardi grasCongo squareJoseph dayMardi grasMardi gras indianIndian mardi grasAnneliese singhJudith maxwellLaura rosanne adderleyDepartment of anthropologyAlliance asianDepartment of historySchool of liberal arts