Skindigenous

Exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world by diving into cultures to discover the tools and techniques, symbols, and traditions that shape their art.

Schedule

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    Kahnawake

    Monday
    Nov 18

    30 Minutes

    Kanen'tó:kon Hemlock has been helping revive tattooing traditions that were lost as a result of colonization by using cultural and traditional protocols from the past, as well as modern sanitation practices.
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    New Mexico

    Monday
    Nov 18

    30 Minutes

    Stephanie Big Eagle fights for aboriginal rights and becomes a prominent figure in the Dakota pipeline protests, where her thunder hawk hand poke design comes to symbolize the standoff.
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    India

    Monday
    Nov 18

    30 Minutes

    Mo Naga, a traditional tattoo artist from Manipur, India, preserves Naga textile designs and revives the traditional Naga tattoo culture of his people.
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    Taiwan

    Monday
    Nov 18

    30 Minutes

    Tattoo artist Cudjuy Patjidres preserves the ancient symbols and designs of his Paiwanese ancestors of Taiwan.
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    Lebret

    Monday
    Nov 18

    30 Minutes

    Métis artist Audie Murray finds inspiration in Métis beaded deisgns for her work, which often centers around creating and learning from family.
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    Nimkii

    Monday
    Nov 18

    30 Minutes

    Isaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt establish Nimkii Aazhibikong in Northern Ontario, carrying ancient markings from the past into the future by tattooing individuals from various nations to unify the indigenous peoples of the land.
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    New Zealand

    Tuesday
    Nov 19

    30 Minutes

    Julie Paama-Pengelly is a veteran in the revitalization of tā moko Māori tattooing; over time, many misconceptions have surfaced about who has the right to wear and practice tā moko.
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    New Zealand

    Tuesday
    Nov 19

    30 Minutes

    Pip Hartley practices traditional and contemporary Maori tattooing, ta moko, at her Karanga Ink studio in Aukland, New Zealand.
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    Iqaluit

    Tuesday
    Nov 19

    30 Minutes

    Ippiksaut Friessen helps women reclaim their culture through intricate tattoo designs while contributing to the importance of female tattooing.
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    Amsterdam

    Tuesday
    Nov 19

    30 Minutes

    As a tattoo artist, Joe Patty-Sabandar works to preserve and share Moluccan culture as it existed before the Portuguese colonized the Maluku islands.
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    Haida Gwaii

    Tuesday
    Nov 19

    30 Minutes

    When Haida artist Kwiaahwah Jones picked up traditional Haida tattoo practices that were once outlawed, she inspired a whole new generation to embrace their Haida culture and make it their own.
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    Tunisia

    Tuesday
    Nov 19

    30 Minutes

    Manel Mahdouani specializes in Amazigh tattoos in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, modernizing the design for present-day reproduction.
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    Los Angeles

    Wednesday
    Nov 20

    30 Minutes

    Two Ravens, an Opata tattoo artist based in East Los Angeles, uses his art to unite and help indigenous Americans.
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    Pablo Zafirekudo

    Wednesday
    Nov 20

    30 Minutes

    Pablo is part of the Huitoto tribe in the Amazon forest in Southern Colombia. He is preserving cultural traditions like body-painting.
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    Rosa Lopez

    Wednesday
    Nov 20

    30 Minutes

    Rosa is an elder of the matriarchal tribe Wayuu, in Northeastern Colombia; she teaches her daughters and grand-daughters about face-painting.
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    Elle Festin

    Wednesday
    Nov 20

    30 Minutes

    Elle Festin specializes in Filipino tribal designs; More than twenty years ago, he researched this tattoo culture because nothing was available is the US.
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    Turumakina Duley

    Wednesday
    Nov 20

    30 Minutes

    Based in Australia, Turumakina Duley is known for doing face tattoos and his approach to heal the body, mind and spirit.
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    Kanahus Manuel

    Wednesday
    Nov 20

    30 Minutes

    Land defender Kanahus is revitalizing ancient tattoo practices that represent thousands of years of ancient connection to the land.
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    Keith Callihoo

    Thursday
    Nov 21

    30 Minutes

    Kanien'kehá:ka artist Keith Callihoo keeps his relationship to the land and to his ancestors' stories from the Michel First Nation alive through his tattoo practice. He strives to pass these teachings on to his 9-year-old daughter, Hayden.
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    Heather Kiskihkoman

    Thursday
    Nov 21

    30 Minutes

    Nehiyaw and Anishinaabe artist Heather Kiskihkoman finds inspiration for her tattoo designs on the land where she grew up and still lives; she shares this journey with her family as they prepare for her sister Vivienne's first traditional tattoo.

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