Inuit tattoo revitalization project : la guilde. april 3, 2018 community tattoo action with hovak johnston. for thousands of years, inuit practised the traditional art of tattooing. created the ancient way, with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil, sod, or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many inuit women. Inuit tattoo revitalization project during the times of residential schools and missionaries being introduced to the inuit, the art of traditional tattooing was forbidden leaving this beautiful part of our culture to almost disappear.. The inuit tattoo revitalization project: meet my new friend candace! she is a beautiful inuk woman whom i met in camp yesterday. candace is part of a group of women who are educating and empowering other inuit women to reclaim their traditional ways of tattooing..
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