SkindigenousSezon 2
Tattoo is an ancient art not relegated to one continent or one people. The producers travel around the world to seek out and learn how ancient tribal rites are carried into today as part of a tattoo culture that lets people know of their heritage. Each episode focuses on a particular part of the world and the people practicing this unique art which expresses ones true ancient art.
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13 Episodes
- Kahnawake: Kanen'tó:kon Hemlock
E1Kahnawake: Kanen'tó:kon HemlockKanen'tó:kon Hemlock of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy has been helping revive tattooing traditions that were lost as a result of colonization. Using cultural and traditional protocols from the past, as well as modern sanitation practices, he is the first in several hundred years to tattoo in this tradition. - New Mexico: Stephanie Big Eagle
E2New Mexico: Stephanie Big EagleStephanie Big Eagle is a traditional hand poke tattoo artist. She utilizes both traditional and modern designs on her clients to activate their energy, protect their spirit, and honor their accomplishments and heritage. She often weaves Indigenous activism into her designs to directly support Indigenous rights movements and their efforts to protect the earth. - India: Mo Naga
E3India: Mo NagaAfter developing an interest in ancestral Naga patterns and symbols while studying fashion design, Mo Naga decided to spend more time researching their meaning. Today, as a traditional tattoo artist based in New Delhi, India, he helps preserve and revive part of his culture by tattooing these ancient designs on his fellow Naga people and sharing his Neo-Naga creations with foreigners. - Taiwan: Cudjuy Patjidres
E4Taiwan: Cudjuy PatjidresPaiwan artist Cudjuy Patjidres comes from Sapulju, located in Taimali Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. When he was 25 years old, he came across an old photograph of a Paiwan warrior with tattoos all over on his body. Inspired by the picture, he picked up the art of traditional hand-tapping tattoos. - LeBret: Audie Murray
E5LeBret: Audie MurrayAudie Murray is a multidisciplinary Michif artist from treaty 4 territory. She is currently learning and creating on the unseeded territories of the Coast Salish peoples. Audie works closely with traditional Cree tattoos and Michif visual culture, often drawing from familial patterns and designs such as floral beadwork. She uses both hand poke and skin stitching methods, but prioritizes skin stitching in her practice. - Nimkii: Onaman Collective
E6Nimkii: Onaman CollectiveIsaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt founded the Onaman Collective, which represents a group of multidisciplinary artists who focus on land-based decolonization. They established a new traditional community called Nimkii Aazhibikong in Northern Ontario. Under the guidance of elders, they studied ancient markings from the past and are carrying them forward by tattooing individuals from various nations to unify the Indigenous peoples of the land. - New Zealand: Julie Paama-PengellyE7
New Zealand: Julie Paama-PengellyJulie Paama-Pengelly is a veteran in the revitalization of tā moko Māori tattooing. Her studio in Mount Maunganui mixes contemporary and traditional designs and cultivates artists from all walks of life. With twenty years teaching experience, her art practice ranges from the use of symbolic imagery to pure abstraction in graphic design, painting, mixed media, and tattooing. Over time many misconceptions have surfaced about who has the right to wear and practice tā moko. Julie is one of the first women to practice in the male-dominated field. She is a strong voice for Māori women’s rights and continues to break down barriers to give women a place in tā moko and in the arts. - New Zealand: Pip HartleyE8
New Zealand: Pip HartleyPip Hartley is on a mission to infuse Auckland’s city core with as much Māori culture as possible. From her Karanaga Ink studio, she practices traditional and contemporary Māori tattooing, tā moko. Although her approach is always guided in Māori style, it is a dance between artist and receiver in telling a story that will become permanent. Pip embraces the power of artistic expression to inspire and educate. Karanaga Ink has become one of Auckland’s most respected Māori businesses in a very influential part of New Zealand. Pip takes every opportunity to educate, include and invite the modern world to step into Māori culture and gain a better first-hand understanding of her people. - Iqaluit: Ippiksaut Friesen
E9Iqaluit: Ippiksaut FriesenIppiksaut Friesen is an Inuk multimedia artist from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. She has a bachelor's degree in Media Arts from Emily Carr University and attended the Earthline Tattoo training residency where she learned the art of Inuit tattooing with hand poke and skin stitch. She currently resides in Iqaluit and has been helping women reclaim their culture through intricate tattoo designs. - Amsterdam: Joe Patty-Sabandar
E10Amsterdam: Joe Patty-Sabandar Joe Patty-Sabandar from the Patasiwa Allane clan is a master tattooist. He practices ancient spiritual skin work from the islands of Molo'uku. Joe is one of the last practitioners in the world of this ancient tattoo culture. His family is a pillar in the revival of traditional Pa'atei. - Haida Gwaii: Kwiaahwah Jones
E11Haida Gwaii: Kwiaahwah Jones When Haida artist Kwiaahwah Jones picked up the needle and traditional Haida tattoo practices that were once outlawed, she inspired a whole new generation to embrace their Haida culture and make it their own. She has curated Haida art exhibits across Canada but found her true calling in Haida hand poke tattoos. Tattooing was an important part of Haida culture, signifying family lineage and rank in society. Kwiaahwah draws inspiration from being out on the land and water in Haida Gwaii. She sees the revitalization of Haida tattooing as a reconnection to her ancestors. - Tunisia : Manel Mahdouani
E12Tunisia : Manel MahdouaniManel Mahdouani is an internationally renowned Tunisian tattoo artist located in Tunis. She studied Psychology and Fine Arts at university before starting a 6-month apprenticeship in 2013. She began tattooing professionally in 2014. Manel specializes in Amazigh tattoos, Arabic calligraphy, geometric and small tattoos. - Los Angeles: Two Ravens
E13Los Angeles: Two RavensTwo Ravens is an Opata tattoo artist based in East Los Angeles. As an activist, he was injured at Standing Rock while defending land rights in North Dakota. He continues to use his art to unite and help Indigenous Americans in L.A. and across the U.S. reclaim their origins.