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When Marjorie Tahbone (Inupiaq) got permission from her grandmother to get a traditional chin tattoo, she had nowhere to go besides a non-Native tattoo shop in town. The experience ignited her passion to learn traditional Inupiaq tattooing and the culture and traditions behind it. At the first Ancestral Ink symposium, Indigenous tattoo masters and apprentices from tribes in Alaska, California, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii spoke about reconnecting with the traditional significance of permanently embellishing a person’s skin.
Guests:
Keone Nunes (Kanaka Maoli) – traditional tattoo practitioner
Tiffany Adams (Chemehuevi from the Mojave desert, Konkow and Nisenan) – artist and education activist
L. Frank Manriquez (Tongva and Ajachmem, Rarámuri) – irresponsible artist, responsible activist, de-colonist
Te Rangitu Netana – ta moko artist
Break 1 Music: Wild Band Of Comanches – Men’s Fancy (song) Gathering Of Nations Powwow (artist) A Spirit’s Dance (album)
Break 2 Music: East Winging It (feat. Black Bear) (song) Cris Derksen (artist) Cris Derksen: Orchestral Powwow World
