One of America's last true secret societies: The Mardi Gras Indians | 60 Minutes
First publishedAug 16, 23:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 17, 05:53 UTC · 9m ago
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In the Mardi Gras Indian, or Black Masking Indian, tradition, the big chiefs and their crews — spy boys, flag boys, wild men and a big queen — square off in mock battles with other so-called tribes to determine who is, in their words, the "prettiest."
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- In the Mardi Gras Indian, or Black Masking Indian, tradition, the big chiefs and their crews — spy boys, flag boys, wild men and a big queen — square off in mock battles with other so-called tribes to determine who is, in their words, the "prettiest."
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- 9m ago.
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