Turning the tattoos of a dead family member into art

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John Miller, "The Philosophy of Tattoos" (British Library, 2021)
New Books in Anthropology

The Philosophy of Tattoos (British Library, 2021) by Dr. John Miller presents an impressively broad yet personal account, exploring tattooing as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity. Dr. Miller explores tattooing as an innate human impulse throughout ...  Show more

Batok (Traditional Filipino Tattoos), with Lane Wilcken
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There’s something about tattoos that provokes a strong reaction. Sometimes that reaction is admiration, for the pain tolerance of its wearer. Other times its aberration, disgust that anyone would taint their bodies in such a way. But for indigenous Filipinos, receiving batok (a t ...  Show more

June 30, 2021 - 7 ways non-Indigenous people can support Indigenous folks; Birth to Death Doulas
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13:44 | Journalist Anna Mckenzie unpacks her Indiginews article on what non-Indigenous people can do, right now to support Indigenous people grieving the ever-mounting number of mass and unmarked graves at former residential schools across Canada.

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Can I Get a Tattoo?
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Fr. Mike Schmitz gives us some things to consider before getting a tattoo. If we do choose to place permanent marks on our bodies, Fr. Mike advises us to make sure the marks portray values we’ll always identify with and live up to, because tattoos do inevitably say something abou ...  Show more