Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest & ClassGrouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest & Class
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DVD, 2008
Current format, DVD, 2008, , No Longer Available.
DVD, 2008
Current format, DVD, 2008, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formats
This program explores concepts related to non-kin based social groupings by focusing on the culture of the Black Indians of New Orleans. They are a common interest group that celebrates their own art and culture, culminating in their annual celebration of Mardi Gras separately from the better known White Carnival. Divisions within the group based on age and gender are discussed, as is its origins and history as an oppressed minority social class excluded from the white Mardi Gras. Finally the show examines the effects of hurricane Katrina on the culture of the Mardi Gras Black Indians and on the recovery of the city in general.
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