Introducing Inchunwa! Over the centuries words such as pictograms, hieroglyphics, pictis, pickings, and piquage have all been used historically to describe tattoos. For Choctaws and Chickasaws, to be marked, branded, or tattooed is inchunwa. This podcast follows the southeastern traditional tattoo revitalization movement. We’ll talk with influential artists, southeastern scholars, as well as folks involved in the revitalization movement - those looking forward to being tattooed, and those who are already tattooing southeastern folks.
Heather says, “Tattoo revitalization is not just for us and our communities right now. It’s another way we can go about healing, I believe, our ancestors and also breaking generational curses for our descendants as well. It’s another step in that process too. And leaving a legacy of being proud to wear our traditional markings! It’s not gonna be exactly in the way our ancestors did, but we should be able to wear them proudly regardless what the larger society has to say about them.”
Join our hosts Olivia and Lindsay as we launch Inchunwa in August 2021. You can support our work by subscribing to our podcast on apple podcast, spotify, and google podcasts. And by following our Instagram (@inchunwa) and our facebook page. Chi pisa la chike! See you later.