On Location: Ancestral Ink PART II - Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions
Ancestral Ink: A Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions brought together Indigenous tattoo practitioners and cultural bearers from the Pacific and North America who are the forerunners in the revival of traditional cultural practises and celebrated the resurgence and resilience of Indigenous peoples and traditional tattooing practices.
Part 2 of this rebroadcasting, we hear from tattoo practitioner Marjorie Tahbone, (Inupiaq from Nome, Alaska) followed by a panel discussion of Native California cultural bearers who have been part of the renewal and reawakening of their tattoo traditions including - Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation), Lena Bommelyn (Karuk), L Frank Manriquez (Tongva-Acjachemen), Sage La Peña (NomtipomWintu) and Tiffany Adams. We end the program with Corey Kamehanaokal Holt Taum (Native Hawaiian or Kanaka Maoli) who introduces Master tattoo practitioner, Keone Nunes (Native Hawaiian or Kanaka Maoli).
More information/show notes:
Ancestral Ink, a Symposium Honoring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions took place on Tewa/Tewa ancestral lands of what is now known as Santa Fe New Mexico on August 18th 2019. This Symposium brought together Indigenous tattoo practitioners and cultural bearers from the Pacific and North America who are the forerunners in the revival of traditional, cultural tattoo practises, This event provided space and time for an informative, engaging and inspiring forum that celebrated the resurgence and resilience of Indigenous peoples and traditional tattooing practices.
Ancestral Ink is produced collaboratively by Kua’aina Associates and Broken Boxes Podcast, and was hosted and supported by the Santa Fe Art Institute.