Ancient Ink Reborn: Revitalizing Traditional Inuit Tattooing 

Nevaeh Dragneel I am a proud Iroquois woman. Thanx for asking. God bless you! 😙 💕

what God are you talking about? certainly not God who sent HIS Only Son to die for us and rise again, who condemned tattooing and pagan ways. right?

Me too! But there are some symbols I dont know what the meanings are yet

@Rogin All "Natives" come from the same place...the Siberian area. Our ancestors migrated into the Americas. I know the history. Like I said before, God bless us ALL!

Hey, you might not see this, because this is an old comment, but I am right there with you! I am Siberian Yupik, (also 15) and I'm excited to get one too. :) esghaghlleqamken!

I'm a 13 year old Nunatsiarmiut Inuk and I'm really proud of our culture and really excited to get my tattoos when I'm can I've been planning then for the last 6 months

Gage Pfleger ahhh

yeah thats like how tattoos have been made for like a while, the only other traditional method is straight up cutting the skin off and rubbing carbon on it

It's the power of an Inuit :p (Not really, but it sounds good for me xD )

innocent lemon what an ignorant comment🙄

Practice. It's an art.

Is it possible to see the paper you wrote?

So happy people are fascinated by our culture! I got my talloquteq(chin marking) today and words cannot describe how grateful i feel and how in touch i feel with my people and ancestors 🥰

@@sikkerninnguaq6256 Oh that's amazing! ☺

PX Xaver thank you 🥰

@@PX_Xaver Someone asked you whether there was a way that they could see your paper. I know that that was 2 years ago, but maybe other people are interested as well, so it would be awesome if you could respond to that😊 It's really cool that you wrote something about the topic.

Kevin Perkins stop spamming.

NoBoDy AsKeD~

Owen Miles please do not pronounce it as tar more core you'll be laughed at or might offend someone and be spat at. Tah moko is not hard to pronounce.

@@StormeBrownbreezybaby If that's not the right way, what's the right way then?

That sounds really interesting. I just wonder, what if someone is low in social hierarchy? Won't the tattoos be "mean"/not as pleasant? I wouldn't want tattoos saying that I have a low status😅 If I understand this wrong I'm sorry. I'm just confused.

tamazight kb Many indigenous cultures have the same style of patterns. Doesn’t mean it’s connected in any way. We have similar designs in the Philippines...

@Kevin Perkins troll trying to change history

Kevin Perkins stop spamming. leave our people alone.

Barry Irlandi many indigenous cultures have chin tattoos...

Traditionally the ink is a mixture of plant ashes with animal fat from their lamps.

@Kevin Perkins trying to spread bullshit

Kevin Perkins get out.

John buan uncertain, but i think so!

Montez the ones that aren't told to you are sacred and you shouldn't pressure people. if you aren't an active member of the people and culture you don't have the right to know.

@@haldouglas4773 She just said that it would be nice to know the meaning. Some cultures do share the meaning of their symbolism, so asking isn't wrong. If that particular culture keeps the meanings a secret, then they can just say it, and then you need to accept it, but you're still allowed to ask in the first place...

@@haldouglas4773 Who really gives a fuck, keep asking around and you’ll find someone who isn’t stuck up about there culture and wanna share because it’s nice to open up~ Do the world a favor and stop sounding like such a bitch 😙

Ughhhhh please no

They’ll probably moan saying it’s dangerous

Kevin Perkins There was absolutely nothing racist about this comment. Also, there is insurmountable proof, and it is a FACT that native Americans came over the Bering land bridge. PS, you can’t be racist to white people: www.aclrc.com/myth-of-reverse-racism Also, we very much would be here if white people never arrived. Again, we had our own fully functioning societies. Nobody stole anybodies tattoos. These are all arctic, honey. Try again.

Woohoo :o, sorry but you can definitely be racist to white people

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matthew mann Lol tattoos is an ancient practice. Many indigenous cultures has them. Culture isn’t a trend. Unless cultural appropriation...

yes there mostly known in polynesian especially maori

TheLastHylianTitan probably not. if you can't find the information and you aren't told it then you aren't meant to know.

Oxygen Theif Tattoos in general are painful. People just think this looks brutal, when the modern technique is actually more brutal. It’s just what people are used to and exposed to culturally...

Maybe they are? Some people don't look like some of their ancestors. Maybe they got more genes from another side of their heritage. Genes from previous generations are not equally passed on to younger generations. You could have more genes in common with one grandparent than another for example.

The707200 No such thing as western religions. They all originated in the Middle East. They just like to deny that fact...Europe was all pagan before the introduction to Christianity.

Fuqraz Ashfaque I think Moana was Polynesian, isn't that different? But similar culture I think..

No.

Inuit.

Fuqraz Ashfaque moana is polynesian.

This is the same ink than western style tattoo artists use. It doesn't contain any lead.

mousefactors depends on if they used traditional ink, actually. still no lead tho

Doge Hound traditional inuit tattoo ink is made up of plant ash (usually sacred medicines) and animal fat.

Please fuck off. I have nothing wrong with Christianity, but your using it as a cover for your ignorance and criticism against pagan and native beliefs. Won't stand for that shit.

The word Pagan literally means tribal folk of or perhaps more accurately local. It is rooted in the old Latin word Pagus (pah'- Guus) which can be roughly translated to country or something akin to city-state. You are misusing the word. Christian Latin and Germanic influence likened the word to heathen which is the word you mean. Christians did not understand colloquial Latin and a number of words in Latin have been bastardized because of this much the same way Catholicism changed Irish Gaelic and convinced people the PAGAN (see local) religion of the Celtic (see Kealtic) tribes were animalistic, barbaric and murderous. When most were largely more peaceful than Judeo-Christian and other Abrahamic faiths. This is not a slight on said faiths as I am apart of one. I'm simply making a plea for you to do a little history study outside your comfort zone. Especially if you are from say... The Cook islands where 'Christians' did very little good and vast amounts of harm. Fun fact. The word Barbarian is also hokum. Look it up, it will make you laugh. Also, Christ may or may not have been against Tattoos depending on translations and definition of defiling of one's temple. Remember that to Hebrew peoples and Muslims that means things like eating pork or shellfish and drinking alcohol. Or even in some stricter denominations, wearing denim, and silk. Or... Polyester which literally means Many (Poly) compounds (sic)- probably from ancient Germanic for acid) that sounds like mixed fabric to me. Just try to be nice and not judge others and their faiths. It is not for us to judge but to love unconditionally. Hot coals and all that right? ✌🖖

Iodine Kaida colonial mentality and religious brainwash. You have successfully lost your own sense of self, and is now just an empty vessel. Please get help!

Iodine Kaida coptic tattoos exist in the history of christianity. don't spew bullshit, go educate yourself