Schedule
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Kahnawake
Tuesday
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
Tuesday
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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Lebret
Tuesday
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
Tuesday
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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Iqaluit
Tuesday
Nov 18
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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Haida Gwaii
Tuesday
Nov 18
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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Los Angeles
Wednesday
Nov 19
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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Keith Callihoo
Wednesday
Nov 19
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 nine-year-old daughter, Hayden. -
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Heather Kiskihkoman
Wednesday
Nov 19
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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Toby Sicks
Wednesday
Nov 19
30 Minutes
Struggling to find direction, Toby Sicks credits the discovery of his Metis heritage to his success as a tattoo artist; overcoming his addiction to become the hard working outspoken Metis man he is today; Toby sets a great example for youth. -
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Stacey Fayant
Wednesday
Nov 19
30 Minutes
Born and raised in Regina Saskatchewan, Stacey Fayant is a Metis and Cree tattoo artist who is revitalizing the practice of skin stitch and hand poke. -
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Lianna Spence
Wednesday
Nov 19
30 Minutes
Tsimshiam artist Lianna Spence from Prince Rupert details traditional designs that have attracted a clientele both near and far.
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