America ReFramed

Big Chief, Black Hawk

Season 11 Episode 1 | 51m 3s

Big Chief Tee is a high school senior and the youngest Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief in New Orleans. During COVID-19, he and the Black Hawk Hunters navigate the impacts of gentrification and systemic racism on their annual masking tradition. Through haute couture, movement, and words, BIG CHIEF, BLACK HAWK celebrates the beauty and resilience of “the culture” even in the face of crisis and change.

Aired: 02/16/23 | Expires: 02/15/24 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations, Acton Family Giving, Park Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Reva & David Logan Foundation.

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Extras From This Episode

• Beyond the Lens with Jonathan Isaac Jackson

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• Big Chief, Black Hawk | Appreciation, Not Appropriation

  Clip: S11 Ep1 | 1m

• Big Chief, Black Hawk | COVID-19: Culture Killer

  Preview: S11 Ep1 | 1m 12s

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