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Much like our knowledge that has seen us through thousands and thousands of years, some of our kakiniit (traditional Inuit tattoos) are still being passed down from generation to generation. I often find myself wondering: what lands did our birthright markings travel and which waters did they navigate when we Inuit lived a solely nomadic lifestyle? Some tattoos fuse modern with traditional designs; others are older than Canada, older than the borders separating Inuit Nunangat, older than the English language. Hand-poking today consists of poking modern tattoo ink into the skin, one dot at a time, whereas skin-stitching is a method where a needle and thread dipped in ink is sewn through the skin and leaves a mark that darkens as it heals — methods older than any books we can find information on kakiniit in.
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der Canadian Geographic July/August 2021, Vol. 141, No. 4-Ausgabe von Canadian Geographic.
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Diese Geschichte stammt aus der Canadian Geographic July/August 2021, Vol. 141, No. 4-Ausgabe von Canadian Geographic.
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