Traditional tattoos have a long history and deep meaning in Inuit culture. Inuk traditional tattoo artist Arsaniq Deer explains how colonization negatively impacted the practice Stream the Spirituality episode of Telling Our Story on CBC Gem 📺 | CBC Docs
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Traditional tattoos have a long history and deep meaning in Inuit culture. Inuk traditional tattoo artist Arsaniq Deer explains how colonization negatively impacted the practice Stream the Spirituality episode of Telling Our Story on CBC Gem 📺 | CBC Docs
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In this reel, I’m sharing the meaning behind my traditional Inuit tattoos—markings that carry deep cultural, spiritual, and ancestral significance. These are not just tattoos; they are a reclamation of identity, strength, and survival. As an Inuk artist, having these markings on my hands while I create is a reminder of where I come from, who I carry with me, and the stories I honour through my work. Every time I bead, sew, or carve, my tattoos are part of that expression—grounding me in my truth
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In this reel, I’m sharing the meaning behind my traditional Inuit tattoos—markings that carry deep cultural, spiritual, and ancestral significance. These are not just tattoos; they are a reclamation of identity, strength, and survival. As an Inuk artist, having these markings on my hands while I create is a reminder of where I come from, who I carry with me, and the stories I honour through my work. Every time I bead, sew, or carve, my tattoos are part of that expression—grounding me in my truth
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The ancient art of Inuit tattoos
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The ancient art of Inuit tattoos
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"It makes me feel like my grandmother is beside me, staying close to me." Full video: http://cbc.ca/1.4161940 cc: Inuit Tattoo Revitalization Project Hovak's Creations CBC North CBC Indigenous CBC Canada 2017 | CBC Arts
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"It makes me feel like my grandmother is beside me, staying close to me." Full video: http://cbc.ca/1.4161940 cc: Inuit Tattoo Revitalization Project Hovak's Creations CBC North CBC Indigenous CBC Canada 2017 | CBC Arts
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'Inuit have always had tattoos, since time immemorial,' says traditional tattoo artist Arsaniq Deer | Telling Our Story
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'Inuit have always had tattoos, since time immemorial,' says traditional tattoo artist Arsaniq Deer | Telling Our Story
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[In Inuktitut] The ancient tradition of Inuit tattoos is seeing a modern revitalization. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.4915457 | CBC Nunavut
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[In Inuktitut] The ancient tradition of Inuit tattoos is seeing a modern revitalization. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.4915457 | CBC Nunavut
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This Inuit girl got an amazing traditional face tattoo 👏 | UNILAD
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Although they were never formally banished, Inuit facial tattoos disappeared when Greenland was colonised by Denmark. But today, Greenlandic Inuit women are rediscovering them, as a way to reappropriate their cultural heritage. #AFP 🎥 James BROOKS #greenland #inuittattoo | AFP News Agency
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A 'V' on the temples, dots on the cheeks or lines on the chin: in the great Canadian north, Inuit women are reclaiming the art of facial tattooing and its "therapeutic" virtues, banned for decades by the Anglican and Catholic churches. "Our generation, we're taking it back," says Micheline Kilabuk-Cote, after getting a tattoo. "And we're very proud to be Inuit." | AFP News Agency
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Once banned, Inuit women are again embracing traditional tattooing to tell their stories. Reporting by Juanita Taylor | CBC News: The National
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This ancient tattoo practice gives Inuit women a feeling of strength
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Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit, are sacred symbols of identity and resilience. Arctic Focus spoke with Millie Navalik Angulalik from Iqaluktuuq/Cambridge Bay about reviving this once-banned cultural practice. Read more about kakiniit here: https://www.arcticfocus.org/stories/reclaiming-agency-reviving-once-banned-practice-traditional-inuit-tattoos-canada/ | Arctic Research Foundation
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"Each poke of the skin releases some of the trauma." | VICE Canada
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My traditional Inuit tattoos are my connection to my ancestors. They are a part of reclaiming my identity as an Inuk. They aren't perfect but they are perfect to me. They make me feel complete especially as an artist. I'm proud that I didn't wait any longer and did it myself. I'm not ready to do my face and I don't know if I ever will be. #inuit #handtattoos #traditionaltattoo #stickandpoke #decolonize
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