The centuries old traditions of the Black Masking Indians continue to thrive in New Orleans with the most iconic being Super Sunday. Most outsiders stand in awe of Mardi Gras Indians’ elaborate suits, but due to the secrecy of this ritual few understand its origins. Join Tank Ball as she meets Masking Indians and explores one of the most sacred rituals in New Orleans. Black Masking Mardi Gras Indians is a cultural tradition that originated in New Orleans, where African American men and women dress up in elaborate, handmade suits to parade through the streets on Mardi Gras day, Super Sunday, and other festive occasions. Their suits are adorned with intricate beadwork, feathers, and other embellishments, and are designed to represent different themes or characters. The Mardi Gras Indians also engage in ceremonial battles or "run-ins" with other tribes, showcasing their creativity, craftsmanship, and community pride. This tradition is believed to have some roots in cultural expressions from many African
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One of many uncomfortable truths about race in the US is that several Native American tribes once owned Black slaves. After the civil war, they were forced to end the practice and granted their slaves full citizenship, but over the years, they stripped Black tribal members of their rights. Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi reports from Oklahoma on how they are trying to win those rights back.
In 1908, President Teddy Roosevelt wanted to declare the Grand Canyon off-limits to all timber and mining operations. It would take another 11 years for Congress to designate the Grand Canyon a national park. Sensing a final opportunity for adventure, explorer G.E. Kincaid took a boat down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. The canyon was rich in minerals like gold, silver and copper and Kincaid wanted to see what he could find before the area was closed off for good. About 40 miles up-river from the El Tovar Crystal canyon, Kincaid saw stains in the sediment formation about 2,000 feet up. He tied off the boat and got out to investigate. Kincaid couldn't find a trail, but after a short hike he found something interesting covered in desert brush. Steps. Hundreds of them. Carved in sandstone. Steps that wound their way up to a high shelf on the side of the canyon. He followed the steps until he came across a cavern entrance. An entrance that was clearly man made. Kincaid entered the cavern and turned on his flashlight. On the walls he saw writing. But it wasn't English or Native American writing. It was Ancient Egyptian Heiroglypics. Kincaid lifted his flashlight and saw that the tunnel ran far into the distance. He didn't realize it at the time, but this was only the beginning.
WHO ARE THE MAYACA? WHO ARE THE OCALA?
Join us in this powerful and thought-provoking series exploring the rich cultural heritage and enduring spirit of our American Indian ancestors. Through stunning imagery and stories, we celebrate their resilience, strength, history and beauty and gain a true understanding of who we really are.
Its time for the Native peoples of the Americas to wake up and reclaim their land, heritage, and culture. Discover the true copper colored aboriginal tribes of the America's and their hebrew / semitic connection. Lost tribes rediscovered, Eber father of the hebrews, Biblical Moses in America, The aztec exodus from Aztlan, The bliblical meshecs, Mexica, Moche. The Quiche records, and the records of the prominent jews who spoke of the hebrew connection with the native tribes.
Do you find yourself confused as a Black American about your ancestors? No matter how knowledgeable you are, there is still a doubt about who really were the ancestors of Black Americans living today in America. Some theories suggest that all Black Americans are descendants of African slaves brought forcibly to America during the Transatlantic slave trade. Others suggest that Black Americans are a result of intermarriage between African slaves and Native Americans who inhabited the land even before European colonization. However, one theory, which is more of a fact, stays hidden. Perhaps either they don’t want you to know this, or they have made this idea sound irrational. Yet, every Black American who takes pride in themselves knows what they are and who their ancestors were. Yes, they were the original people. But what does that mean?
The Black Seminoles or Afro-Seminoles are Black Indians associated with the Seminole people in Florida and Oklahoma. They are mostly blood descendants of the Seminole people, free Blacks, and escaped slaves (called maroons) who allied with Seminole groups in Spanish Florida. Many have Seminole lineage, but due to the stigma of having dark skin, they all have been categorized as slaves or freedmen.
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Part 1 of the: " From Indigenous American to African American " series. In this video we will begin discussing who was the first people here in America recorded with scientific anthropology showing the skeleton findings. We will also start going into the historic accounts, records, data, images from the early explorers, colonizers, settlers, and historians of who they encountered and how they described them. All data is correlating to NAtives being Copper colored or so called "Negro""
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