Bibliography: Teachers and Students
Roberts, Damien. Interview by author. Phone interview. Charlotte, NC-north of NOLA, June 28, 2011. Thanks to Damien who shared and inspired me with answers to questions I needed to begin.
Smith, Tom. Interview by author. Personal interview. Charlotte, NC - Cheshire, Ct., August 4, 2011. Interesting!
Cotton, Red. "Gambit New Orleans News and Entertainment." Gambit New Orleans News and Entertainment. http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/sacred-ground (accessed August 5, 2011).I recommend site.
Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun . San Francisco: McSweeney's Books, 2009. A must read account of Hurricane Katrina.
Gaudet, Marcia, and James C.. McDonald. Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco . Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003. Helpful chapters.
Offbeat. "Injuns Here Dey Come." Offbeat. offbeat.copm/2006/03/01/injuns-here-dey-come (accessed July 20,2011).
Harrison-Nelson, Cherice. "Mardi Gras Hall of Fame." Reading, local journal publication from best of new orelans.com, New Orleans, June 6, 2011.
NY Times. "Mardi Gras Indians." History of Mardi Gras Indians. nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/03/24/us/0324ORLEANS.index.html?ref=us (accessed June 10, 2011).
Osbey, Brenda Marie. All Saints: New and Selected Poems. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. Useful resource for choosing selected poems.
Piazza, Tom. Why New Orleans Matters. New York, NY: ReganBooks, 2005.
Roach, Joseph R.. Cities of the Dead: circum-Atlantic performance. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. A must read for historical understanding.
Salaam, Kalamu Ya. "He's the prettiest": A tribute to Big Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana's 50 years of Mardi Gras Indian Suiting, July 12-August 31, 1997. New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1997. Beautiful photographs.
Smith, Michael P., and Alan B. Govenar. Mardi Gras Indians . Gretna: Pelican Pub. Co., 1994. Te beest resource! This author earned the trust of the Indians and was the first to document them in depth, with permission.
http://youtube.com/user/craftinamerica2007 (accessed August 5, 2011).
"blogspoy.com." Click. http://fashionandpower.blogspoy.com/2011/significance-for-costume-design.html (accessed August 5, 2011).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJUH4oe-X_8&feature=related (accessed August 5, 2011). Mardi Gras Indians play various traditional roles. These include the "chief", the "spy boy" who goes out in front of the group.
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