Reawakening our ancestors' lines : revitalizing Inuit traditional tattooing

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Label

Reawakening our ancestors' lines : revitalizing Inuit traditional tattooing

Title remainder

revitalizing Inuit traditional tattooing

Statement of responsibility

brought to life and compiled by Angela Hovak Johnston

Creator

• Johnston, Angela Hovak

Author

• Johnston, Angela Hovak

Subject

• Body adornment
• Börngen, ..
• Canada
• Eskimo
• Femmes inuites -- Canada
• Femmes inuites -- Canada (Nord) -- Mœurs et coutumes
• Femmes inuites -- Canada -- Mœurs et coutumes
• Illustrated works
• Illustrated works
• Indigenous art
• Indigenous art
• Indigenous art -- Canada, Northern
• Inuit
• Inuit -- Canada -- Social life and customs
• Inuit -- Social life and customs
• Inuit women
• Inuit women -- Canada
• Inuit women -- Canada -- Social life and customs
• Inuit women -- Canada, Northern -- Social life and customs
• Inuits -- Canada -- Mœurs et coutumes
• Kanada -- Nord
• Northern Canada
• Ouvrages illustrés
• Pictorial works
• Tatouage -- Canada (Nord)
• Tatouage -- Canada (Nord) -- Ouvrages illustrés
• Tattooing
• Tattooing -- Canada, Northern
• Tattooing -- Canada, Northern -- Pictorial works
• Art autochtone
• Tätowierung
• Young adult literature
• illustrated books
• Tattoos
• Art autochtone -- Canada (Nord)

Genre

• Pictorial works
• Young adult literature
• illustrated books
• Ouvrages illustrés
• Illustrated works

Language

eng

Summary

"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, symbols etched on their skin that connected them to their families and communities. But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the old way had died, she set out to tattoo herself in tribute to this ancient custom and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut, starting with Johnston's home community of Kugluktuk. Collected in this beautiful book are moving photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston's project. Together, these women have united to bring to life an ancient tradition, reawakening their ancestors' lines and sharing this knowledge with future generations."--

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Awards note

American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor book, 2020.

Cataloging source

NLC

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits

Index

no index present

Language note

Text in English only

Literary form

non fiction