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The author, Angela Hovak Johnston.
Johnston and Marjorie Tungwenuk Tahbone, traditional tattoo artist.
Catherine Niptanatiak: "I designed my own, something that represents me and who I am, something that I would be proud to wear and show off, and something that would make me feel confident and beautiful. . . . I have daughters and I would like to teach them what I know. I would like for them to want to practice our traditions and keep our culture alive."
Cecile Nelvana Lyall: "On my hand tattoos, from the top down, the triangles represent the mountains. . . . The Ys are the tools used in seal hunting. . . . The dots are my ancestors. . . . I am so excited to be able to truly call myself and Inuk woman."
Colleen Nivingalok: "The tattoos on my face represent my family and me. The lines on my chin are my four children -- my two older boys on the outside protecting my daughters. The lines on my cheeks represent the two boys and the two girls on either side. The one on my forehead represents their father and me. Together, we live for our children."
Doreen Ayalikyoak Evyagotailak: "I have thought about getting traditional tattoos since I was a teenager. . . . When I asked the elders if I could have my own meaning for my tattoos, they said it wouldn't matter. My tattoos symbolize my kids."
Mary Angele Takletok: "I always wanted traditional tattoos like the women in the old days. I wanted them on my wrists and my fingers so I could show I'm Inuk."
Melissa MacDonald Hinanik: "As a part of celebrating my heritage and revitalizing important traditional customs that form my identity, I believe I have earned my tattoos. I am a beautiful, strong young woman. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a friend, and an active community member. I reclaim the traditional customs as mine, I re-own them as a part of who I am."
Star Westwood: "We still have some of our culture, but some things are slowly dying. Having tattoos helps us keep our culture alive. . . . . My tattoos represent my dad and my dad's dad. The ones closest to my wrists represent my sisters."
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National Tattoo Day
July 17 is National Tattoo Day. To celebrate, we present some images from Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing, compiled by Angela Hovak Johnston, co-founder with Marjorie Tahbone of the Inuit Tattoo Revitalization Project, with photographs by Inuit photographer Cora DeVos, and published in Iqaluit, Nunavut by Inhabit Media Inc. in 2017.
For thousands of years, Inuit have practiced the traditional art of tattooing. Created the ancient way, with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil, sod, or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many Inuit women, symbols etched on their skin that connected them to their families and communities. But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the old way had died, she set out to tattoo herself in tribute to this ancient custom and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut.
Collected in this book are photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston's project. Together, these women have united to bring to life an ancient tradition, reawakening their ancestors' lines and sharing this knowledge with future generations. Hovak Johnston writes: "Never again will these Inuit traditions be close to extinction, or only a part of history you read about in books. This is my mission."
Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines forms part of our Indigenous America Literature Collection.
Angela Hovak Johnston (right) with her cousin Janelle Angulalik and her aunt Millie Navalik Angulalik.
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Katara having muktu (beluga whale)
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laila and cat with matching miffy pjs 😽
#if nobody supports lailarez with matching miffy pjs then i am dead#just let me draw lesbians in peace#lailarez#laila dermott#cat alvarez#inuk#sketch#doodle#all for the game#the sunshine court#tsc fanart
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#kenojuak ashevak#artist#film#inuk#inuit#indigenous#1963#inuk artist: kenojuak#indigenous art#art#traditional clothing
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My legendary cookie and her past self
(Inspired from Sedna, Inuk Goddess of the sea)
#cookie run oc#cookie oc#cookie#cookie run#cookie run kingdom#oc#original character#mythology#inuit mythology#inuit#inuk#sedna#artist on tumblr#digital art#my art#oc art
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#inuit art#inuit people#inuk#nunavut#fanart#drawing#illustration#art#my art#portrait#ndn art#indigenous peoples#ndn character#character design#the north#north pole#digital illustration#digital art
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thinking about uploading my logan fic here 😋
#oc#logan howlett#logan wolverine#logan howlett x mutant!oc#logan howlett xmen#logan howlett x oc#deadpool and wolverine#wolverine#wolverine smut#native american#inuit#inuk#hugh jackman#hugh jackman wolverine
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Spent some time working on this. Got inspired by @thewarmblanket snow clan post and watching informational videos on Greenland lol. I love learning. And this snow na’vi is based off Inuit culture. Including the traditional tattoos called Tunniit. Did I mention this is a free draw with my non dominant hand? 🤗
“The process and method of making Tunniit is called kakiorneq in West Greenland and kagierneq in the east (both can be translated as "sewn with a needle").
The tradition of making and wearing Tunniit has mainly been passed on by Inuit women, as a sign of their spiritual responsibility and sewing skills. The kakiorneq and kagierneq techniques traditionally involve the use of a needle and sinew thread (thread made from the muscle of the reindeer's hind legs) dipped in a mixture of soot, oil and urine to create a line under the top layer of the skin. An alternative method involves the use of a sharp tool to make a small hole in the skin, followed by the application of a sooty substance to create a distinctive dot.”
#mine#avatar edits#avatar explore page#new avatar blog#avatar for you#avatar fics#avatar the way of water#avatar 2009#new avatar writer#new writer#my art#oc art#snow clan#snow clan na’vi#Inuit culture#inuk#art#art of tumblr#artists of tumblr#avatar artists#new clan#new characters#indigenous#Inuvik Region#their eyes are much smaller to see better in the snowy landscape#they have thicker skin#tufts of hair on tail and ears#thick fur garments#snow shoe like feet#I hate my drawing style so much but it’ll have to do for now
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I just want to say that as someone who is Native Hawaiian on my moms side and Inuk/Italian on my dads Sokka, Katara, and both of the water tribes meant so much to me as a child and even now
If there are native characters in media (ESPECIALLY INUK) usually they’re marked as token characters and not given a whole lot of depth, much less made a main character
It’s gotta be one of the largest reasons I will watch A:tLA and LoK for the rest of my life, the cultural accuracy (for the most part) and representation is unmatched in any other media
#avatar the last airbender#sokka#atla#sokka avatar the last airbender#Katara#southern water tribe#northern water tribe#Inuk#Inuit#inuvialuit#native representation#native hawaiian
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Helen Konek was 17 when photographer Richard Harrington asked to take images of her family near Arviat, Nunavut.
source: g-raynard
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A former teacher in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, has been sentenced to 29 years for sexually abusing his students. Johnny Meeko, 69, was convicted of 14 counts of sex-related charges against children earlier this year. Speaking in an Iqaluit courtroom on Thursday, Nunavut Court Justice Paul Bychok handed Meeko a sentence of almost three decades.
Continue Reading.
Tagging: @politicsofcanada
#Rape culture#Child abuse#Nunavut#Sanikiluaq#Indigenous#Education#Inuit#Inuk#csa tw#rape tw#child abuse
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what if hatsune miku was inuk, but instead of changing her character design she just became really short
#hope this makes sense to the one greenlandic moot#the rest of you nod and cheer like you understand#hatsune miku#indigenous#inuk
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Artist pic!
I’m actually really insecure but I though I’d take some nice selfies today ❤️
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Indigenous Lesbian
A flag for people who are Indigenous/Aboriginal/Native and a Lesbian.
Feel free to switch out Indigenous for Aboriginal or Native in the name of the flag.
Flag by: @arcticflowerz
Do not repost my flags/the things I coin with out credit.
This flag was made by an actual Inuk. DO NOT USE THIS FLAG IF YOUR TRANSRACE/TRANSINDIGENOUS! THIS FLAG IS EXCLUSIVE TO BODILY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. By “bodily indigenous” I do not mean you have to be “indigenous passing” to use this flag. You can still use this flag if your white passing or not. By “bodily indigenous” I’m referring to having indigenous blood and indigenous relatives in your family tree. For those who don’t know what transrace is, it’s a transID label that means “you were born one race but BELIEVE you should have been born another race instead.” Transindigenous is just the indigenous version where “You BELIEVE you should be indigenous but aren’t”. I DO NOT SUPPORT TRANSRACE/TRANSINDIGENOUS, AS SUCH, THEY CANNOT USE THIS FLAG.
Here’s are the links to the Indigenous Vincian/Gay, Indigenous Varian, Indigenous Fluidian, and Indigenous Enbian versions I made.
#actually indigenous#actually inuk#actually lesbian#actually native#my flags#mogai safe#lgbt safe space#aboriginal#indigenous#native american#native#métis#first nations#inuit#inuk#flag coining#he/him lesbian#transfem lesbian#enby lesbian#mspec lesbian#lesbian pride#lesbianism#lesbian#new flag#pride flags#flag#pride flag#lgbtq flags#anti transrace#anti trace
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Photo: National Film Board of Canada
Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013)
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