The 20th Annual Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Week kicks off at the Donald Harrison, Sr. Museum on Sunday evening. This event is free and open to the public. BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)

2018 Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Honorees

- Donald Harrison, Sr. Chief’s Choice Crystal Feather Award – Big Chief Alphonse "Dowee" Robair, Black Hatchet
- Queen's Choice Crystal Feather – TBA
- Honorary Queen Crystal Feather Award – Roslyn J. Smith, MGIHOF Co-Founder
- Peace and Justice Purple Feather Award – Sis. Alison McCrary
- Music Heritage and Innovation Award – Big Chief Donald Harrison, Jr., Congo Square Nation Afro-New Orleans
- Scribe Award (Female) – Karen A. Celestan
- Scribe Award (Male) – David Kunian
- Community Supporter Award (Business) – Three Keys at the Ace Hotel
- Community Supporter Award (Individual) – Scott Hutcheson
- Curator’s Choice Award – Big Chief Jeremy Lacen, Black Flame Hunters
- Capturing the Spirit Award – Dianne Honoré
- Donald Harrison, Sr. Cultural Preservationist Award – Amistad Research Center
- Outstanding Volunteer Award – Eugenia "Miss Genie" Adams
- Capturing the Flash Photographer Award – Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee
- Inaugural Donald Harrison, Sr. Guardian of the Flame Award – Second Queen Elenora Rukiya Brown, Creole Wild West
- Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr. Youth Rising Star Award Honorees: Little Tribal Queen Journi "Queen Bee II" Banister, Creole Wild West; Little Princess Ariya Smith, Young Guardians of the Flame; Princess Scottlyn Marquez, Young Guardians of the Flame; Little Wild Man Niccolas Smith, Young Guardians of the Flame

Note: Consider this the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Bucket List of honorees. This is the organization’s twentieth anniversary and a shift in focus to be more inclusive of indigenous cultural traditions from throughout the city is planned. A special renaming and branding ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, August 12th.