Roman Nose - Chickasaw Krewe

Few in the ghetto felt they could ever participate in the typical New Orleans parade. Historically, slavery and racism were at the root of this cultural separation. The black neighborhoods in New Orleans gradually developed their own style of celebrating Mardi Gras. Their krewes are named for imaginary Native American tribes according to the streets of their ward or gang. The Mardi Gras Indians named themselves after Native Americans to pay them respect for their assistance in escaping the tyranny of