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1 online resource (streaming video file) : sound, color |
| Summary |
Bury the Hatchet is a portrait of three Mardi Gras Indian "Big Chiefs." These New Orleans men are the descendants of runaway slaves who were taken in by the Native Americans of the Louisiana bayous. These African-American tribes were once plagued by violent gang-style clashes. Now, every year during Mardi Gras, they take to the backstreets of New Orleans, dressed in elaborate Native American -influenced costumes that they sew over the course of the year. Where they once fought with hatchets, they now battle over which Chief has the best suit. Following the Mardi Gras Indians over the course of five years - before, during and after Hurricane Katrina - filmmaker Aaron C. Walker explores their art and philosophies, as well as their struggles within their communities: harassment by the police, violence amongst themselves, gentrification of their neighborhoods, disinterested youth, old age and natural disaster. Bury the Hatchet brings to light the real people, culture, and incredible music of the Mardi Gras chiefs that inspired the Emmy-nominated HBO show, Treme, and its character, Big Chief Albert Lambreaux. Accolades*Grand Prize Award and Intangible Culture Award Royal Anthropological Institute's Festival of Ethnographic Film (Work-in-progress screening) *Best Louisiana Feature New Orleans Film Festival *Official Selection Hot Docs Int'l Film Festival*The Times-Picayune's "Top 10 documentaries of 2011" "Stirring... Artfully shot" -The Times Picayune. "Extraordinary" -Anthropology Today |
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Anthropology |
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Documentaries |
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K-12 |
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North American Studies |
| Credits |
Editor, photography, Aaron Walker |
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Featured Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs: Alfred Doucette ; Monk Boudreaux ; Victor Harris ; also featuring: Tootie Montana, E. B. Skipper and Mardi Gras Indians: Golden Eagles, Fi Yi Yi |
| Notes |
In English with optional closed captioning |
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Online resource; title from title screen (Kanopy, viewed October 11, 2022) |
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Carnival -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Carnival costume -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Indians of North America -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Streaming video.
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Internet videos.
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streaming video.
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Indians of North America
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Carnival costume
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Carnival
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African Americans
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Streaming video
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Internet videos
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Louisiana -- New Orleans
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documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Internet videos
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Internet videos.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Walker, Aaron, film director, screewriter, editor of moving image work, director of photography
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Doucette, Alfred, performer
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Boudreaux, Joseph, 1941- performer.
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Harris, Victor (Performer), performer.
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Montana, Allison Marcel, 1922- performer.
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Skipper, E. B., performer
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Golden Eagles (Musical group), performer.
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Fi Yi Yi (Musical group), performer.
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Cine Mariais (Firm), production company
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Altaire Production and Publication, production company
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