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 colleagues from across the ...

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

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 sections, enjoy part one. I...

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 is a short video docu...

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

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 I also have a respo...

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 singing was recorded ...

Indigenous tattooing documentary. I have finally finished editing my short documentary Indigenous Ink, I created this in one of my classes, in it I talk with...

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 of young urban Indi...

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 the story that is tol...

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 degree at the University...

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 begun to realize th...

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

Turumakina Is the artist in the previous post on Moko, I remember him from the documentary done by the History Channel entitled “Ancient Ink” here are two po...

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 fascinated me. Actually th...

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

As I have been researching I came across the name of this Artist and activist and really enjoyed seeing the tattooing practices of a Indigenous peoples of No...