At sunset on March 19, the Mardi Gras Indians don their elaborate suits of beads and feathers in neighborhoods throughout New Orleans and play out ritual confrontations with song and dance.

View photos from recent St. Joseph's Nights, 2012-2016, in the image gallery below. Below that, hear our interview with Big Chief Dowee and Wildman Chuck of the 9th Ward Black Hatchets. Action Jackson talks to them about the different positions in the tribe, how Super Sunday works, and their suits for this year.