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Allison "Big Chief Tootie" Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indian Tribe was known as the "Chief of Chiefs," a New Orleans cultural icon, and an internationally recognized master craftsman in the building trade. Big Chief Montana masked as a Mardi Gras Indian for over 50 years and died in city council chambers while defending the Mardi Gras Indian tradition.
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