Treme: Season1

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Left:Freshman,1978 Right:Sophomore,1979

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Left:Junior,1980 Right:Senior,1981

Superlatives

Culturalreference:Policevs.MardiGrasIndians

Untillate1960s,MardiGrasIndianparadesroutinelyinvolvedviolencebetweenthetribes

Policeactions: Overtheyears,policewouldenforceanon-existent6pmcurfewforIndiansincostumeonMardiGrasorSt.JosephsDayorSuperSunday

Swingbilly clubsandsicdogsonthemarchingIndians PolicewouldalsotargettheIndiansonflimsypretexts,suchasloitering Otherareasoftowndonotenforceloiteringordinances

PolicewouldfollowtheIndiansduringtheirparadesandflashlightsandblaresirenstobreakthemup

Culturalreference:Policevs.MardiGrasIndians

March19,2005: PoliceraidedagatheringofIndiansonSt.Josephsnight,orderingthemtoremovetheirsuitsorbearrested NopermitsobtainedbyIndians;organizeranddaughterarrested 100-yearoldtraditionwasnopermitsneededonthisday

Indianswereforcedatgunpointtotheground;capturedonvideoandwitnessedbyhundreds

NoapologiesfromNOPDorcityofficials;policerefusedtoreleasesurveillancevideo

Afterwards,agroupoflegalobserversmonitoreachIndianeventwearingneongreenbaseballcaps

UnitedgroupofIndiansdemandedapublichearingovertheincident

Culturalreference:Policevs.MardiGrasIndians

June27,2005: HearingbeforetheNewOrleansCityCouncil FirstspeakerwasTootie Montana,chiefofchiefs HerecountedthehistoricalviolenceagainsttheIndiansatthehandsofthepolice HesaidIwantthistostopandthenhecollapsedanddiedfromaheartattack

Hearingwassuspended August29,2005:HurricaneKatrina

Policevs.MardiGrasIndians:Postscript

May3,2010:MitchLandrieuassumesofficeofNewOrleansmayor HeplayedtambourinewithIndiansduringhisinauguralgala WorkedwithCityCouncil(particularlySusanGuidry),NOPD

commandersandIndianstoreachconsensusoncontentiousissues: Nomore6pmcurfewonIndians(whichwasneverthelaw) NorequirementforpermitsonSt.JosephsDay IfpoliceneedtheIndianstoyieldtotrafficorotherconcerns,theofficerswillgetoutoftheircarsandtalktothechiefinperson,notissueordersoverloudspeakers

PolicedepartmentcontactsappointedspecificallytodealwithharassmentclaimsbyIndians

Since2012,IndianchiefsinvitedtopolicetrainingtosensitizerecruitstotheIndiancultureandpractices

Since2012,noreportedincidentsbetweenIndiansandpolice!

Culturalreference:MardiGrasIndians

Thereareabout38currentlyactiveMGIndiantribes CriticallyimportantpartofworkingclassAfrican-AmericanNOLAculture

Untillate1960s,theIndianparadesofteninvolvedviolenceandbloodshedbetweenthetribes Tootie Montanaworkedtoendtheviolence Today,tribesverballyargueoverwhohastheprettiestsuit

Suitsaresownbyhandbymembers,withanewonecreatedeachyear Costthousandsofdollarsinmaterials,andcanweighupto100pounds

Hierarchy:Spyboy,Flagboy,TrailChief,Wildman,BigChief

Episode10:IllFlyAway

WrittenbyDavidSimon DirectedbyAgnieszkaHolland Musicianguestappearancesinclude: ArtNeville

Well-knownNOLApianist,vocalist,songwriter;memberofTheHawkettes,TheMeters,andTheNevilleBrothers

IrmaThomas Well-knownNOLAR&B,soul,andgospelsinger

LloydPrice Locallywell-knownNOLAR&Bvocalist

Episode10:IllFlyAway

Additionalmusicianguestappearancesinclude: ClarenceFrogmanHenry Locallywell-knownR&Bpianistandvocalist

DaveBartholomew Well-knownNOLAmusician,bandleader,producer,andcomposer MostsuccessfulpartnershipwaswithFatsDomino

DavidSimon

Aboveleft:DavidSimonin2012

Right:SimononthesetofTreme,2009

AgnieszkaHolland

Aboveleft:Hollandin2017(fromherWikipediaarticle)

Right:Hollandfilmingin2013

Hollandresumesummary

TVandfilmdirector,writer,andactress(1973-present),including: AngryHarvest (1985),directorandco-writer Oscarnominee,BestForeignLanguageFilm

Europa,Europa (1990),directorandco-writer Oscarnominee,BestScreenplay

TheWire(2004-08),directorof3episodes InDarkness (2011),director(writtenbyD.Simon) Oscarnominee,BestForeignLanguageFilm

Episode10:IllFlyAway

Somebrightmorningwhenthislifeisover,Illflyaway.

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