Curating Louisiana's Creole Heritage through
engaging talks, tours, events, food and art
Curating Louisiana's Creole Heritage through
engaging talks, tours, events, food and art
Curating Louisiana's Creole Heritage through
engaging talks, tours, events, food and art
Curating Louisiana's Creole Heritage through
engaging talks, tours, events, food and art
HEALING THROUGH HISTORY
September 14, 10am-4:30pm
Lapis Center, New Orleans Museum of Art
FREE entry
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Curated by Dianne "Gumbo Marie" Healing Through History provides a space for collaborative learning about ethnic and cultural differences that define our collective history and present reality. Speakers, performers, raconteurs and healers will explore local histories, marginalized cultures, trauma-exposing stories and healing approaches to interpreting history and culture. The program promotes healing through safe, engaging, and respectful dialogue among participants. We adopt a traditional view of healing that emphasizes the power of narrative to promote well-being, balance, and harmony. Indigenous elders believe that health is connected to understanding the story of our lives, summed up in four questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? It is important to explore these questions as a collective to heal historical trauma within and between our communities.
Growing up in the historic port city of New Orleans cultivated Gumbo Marie's love of Creole food, music and people from around the world. An historic interpreter and active culture bearer teaching through traditional storytelling, Creole culinary experiences, beading art & music. Giving the gift of Creole culture!
Rosemary was at the heart and soul of Hank's for almost 50 years in the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans. It was here that her daughter, Dianne "Gumbo" Marie first learned how to make a rich gumbo from okra to filé. Did you know the word gumbo comes from the Bantu word kingombo and means 'okra.’
Talkin up Louisiana history!
Interviewing author Kim Vaz-Deville and Historian Julie Schwartz on the tv show Future Focus.
History and Heritage -Navigating the Creole Reboot
Learn about the rich history and heritage of our Creole community through the exhibits and educational programs offered by Gumbo Marie and partners.
Tours:
Historic Tremé and French Quarter : Delve into the building of New Orleans, the lives of early inhabitants and the creolization of our culture. Backatown, music, foodways, burial practices are explored.
Black Storyville : Walk through parts of what was once the most notorious red-light district in the country, Storyville. Hear about the cribs, the Tango Belt, backatown where Louis Armstrong spent his young life, the battlefield where the black masking Indians met up and the area where the Baby Dolls were born!
Unheard Voices of the German Coast : A multifaceted, multi-sensory historical tour that traces the lives of marginalized people who helped to shape Louisiana's culture. Learn about the connection between plantation life and New Orleans, about the builders and the importance of certain trades, hospitals and early healthcare. There is an emphasis on enslaved Africans and Creoles, free people of color, Indigenous people and women. ***Includes at least one live demonstration.
Community Outreach
At Gumbo Marie , we believe in giving back to our community. Through our outreach programs, we work to empower and uplift marginalized groups while promoting cultural awareness and understanding.