Indigenous Tattooing

This is a update to my post from November of 2016 about the exciting TV Series Skindigenous which features many of my friends and colleag...

Week One of the Earth Line Tattoo Training Residency Part 1 The first two weeks of the Earth Line Tattoo Training Residency have been abs...

I have been working on this post about Indigenous Ink 2015 for awhile and have decided since it is so long that I will post it in section...

The art of skin stitch tattooing is one my ancestors practiced for generations and it is coming back to life one stitch at a time, here i...

Check out Lars Krutak’s TED Talk, he does an amazing job outlining the importance of Indigenous tattoo knowledge and the need to document...

Nlaka’pamux traditional tattooing One of the greatest gifts I have been given by the creator is the gift of tattooing, and with that gift...

Another video of skin stitch and hand poke tattooing done on Peter Morin this past summer, the revival of Indigenous tattooing.

Here is a short video I edited of the video captured during a hand poke tattoo session with my friend Cheryl L’Hirondelle the beautiful s...

Indigenous tattooing documentary. I have finally finished editing my short documentary Indigenous Ink, I created this in one of my classe...

Aboriginal Gangs in Winnipeg Here is another short piece I watched some time ago that I knew I had to share, it speaks about the struggle...

Haida Ink Tattoo Revival I watched this short piece done by CTV awhile ago but haven’t passed it on to those who might be interested in t...

Documentary Indigenous Ink I am just starting to update this blog with some of the work I have been doing since I started my masters degr...

Another Tattoo Music Video.

Haha, this one brings me back to my youth, good ol Weird Al’ Yankovic. Just thought you might need a laugh.

This post has nothing to do with Indigenous Tattooing but everything to do with Modern Tattooing, when I seen it I had to post it. I have...

This is a Music video which tells the story of one Moko wearer, it feature Maori Tattoo Artist Turumakina Duleyz. This video speaks to on...

Turumakina Is the artist in the previous post on Moko, I remember him from the documentary done by the History Channel entitled “Ancient ...

Ever since the first time I seen Maori style tattoos I feel in love with them, I can’t remember where or when but they have always fascin...

One name I have always been amazed about and followed wherever I could find anything about has been Keone Nunes, I have read numerous art...

As I have been researching I came across the name of this Artist and activist and really enjoyed seeing the tattooing practices of a Indi...