Inchunwa
To be marked, branded, or tattooed in chahta anumpa (Choctaw) is Inchunwa.
Inchunwa shares the story of the ongoing Southeastern traditional tattoo revivalization movement. We’ll talk with influential artists, Southeastern scholars, and folks directly involved in the movement: those receiving tattoos and Southeastern tribal practitioners. Support our podcast and project by following our Instagram and Facebook . Additionally, you can access exclusive content by becoming patrons of the Inchunwa project & podcast at: http://patreon.com/inchunwa
Inchunwa
EP13 S03: Julie Cordero-Lamb
In this episode of inchunwa we will be kicking off the third series of our podcast. In this third series we will be talking with folks who have received their inchunwa (traditional tattoos). We will be talking with Julie Cordero-Lamb (Chumash) about her experience receiving and bearing her tribe's traditional chin markings. The southeastern tattoo revitalization movement has been influenced by the revitalization of indigenous ancestral marking ways in Alaskan, California, and more . As such, in keeping with the original intent of the podcast, we felt it important to include the insight of someone coming a place with an established tattoo revitalization movement.
Julie Cordero-Lamb is a Chumash auntie who has been apart to the Chumash canoe revitalization, is a knowledge keeper, and has helped to train up a new generation of Chumash gatherers and land caretakers. This interview originally took place in the summer of 2021 during the height of covid. Some of the comments made in the interview will reflect that.
Interviews in future episodes of this series will feature interviews with Cherokee, Chickasaw, Mvskoke, and Choctaw folks who have received their inchunwa (traditional tattoo). We look forward to sharing all of the wonderful insight from those who now bear their inchunwa.
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