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Greetings all!

This is a working gallery of photos from Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Week. Check back for updates. Also take a look at some other Mardi Gras Indian related essays:

Carnival 2016 (teaser):
http://www.rhrphoto.com/mardi-gras-2016

Carnival 2015 (photo & audio):
http://www.rhrphoto.com/carnival-2015

Indians 2014:
http://www.rhrphoto.com/indians-2014

Indians 2013:
http://www.rhrphoto.com/mardi-gras-indians


Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Creole Wild West Spy Boy Horace and son Spy Boy Trouble during the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame at Ashe on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Members of the Mardi Gras Indian community celebrate past ancestors in front of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans, August 14. 2016. Open to the public the Mardi Gras Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony takes place every August at the center.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Bo Dollis Jr. (right) releases a pigeon in memory of his father Wild Magnolias Big Chief Bo Dollis in front of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans, August 14. 2016. The memorial is part of the Mardi Gras Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony Open to the public and takes place every August at Ashe.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Members of the Mardi Gras Indian community celebrate past ancestors in front of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans, August 14. 2016. Open to the public the Mardi Gras Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony takes place every August at the center.

Members of the Mardi Gras Indian community sing traditional songs of their culture in front of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans, August 14. 2016. Open to the public the Mardi Gras Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony takes place every August at the center.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Big Chief Keith Keke Gibson, Comanche Hunters, is presented the 2016 Chief’s Choice award during the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame at Ashe on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Big Chief Keith Keke Gibson, Comanche Hunters, is presented the 2016 Chief’s Choice award during the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame at Ashe on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Creole Wild West Spy Boy Trouble with the Chiefs during the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame at Ashe on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

FiYiYi Big Chief Victor Harris holds up Creole Wild West Spy Boy Trouble during the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame at Ashe on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Members of the Mardi Gras Indian community close out the Mardi Gras Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans, August 14. 2016. Open to the public the Mardi Gras Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony takes place every August at the center.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Ceremony 2016 at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Cherice Harris Nelson walking along the side of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on August 14, 2016.

Crystal Feather Awards 2016 at Basin Street Station.

Guardians of the Flame Marron Queen Cherice "Reesie" Harris-Nelson speaks during a Mardi Gras Indian breakfast event at the Ashe Cultural Art Center along Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard on August 12, 2016.

Cherice Harris-Nelson speaks during a Mardi Gras Indian breakfast event at the Ashe Cultural Art Center along Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard on August 12, 2016.

Creole Osceola Flag Queen Kelly Ann Pearson and other members of the community get breakfast during Mardi Gras Indian event at the Ashe Cultural Art Center along Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard on August 12, 2016.