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Women finding Inuit identity and connections through traditional tattoos

by Rajnesh SharmaMarch 11, 2020

Whether to honour family, to develop a deeper relationship with their culture or to carve out a sense of identity, some Inuit women are choosing to get traditional tattoos. Inukshuk Aksalnik said her identity as an Inuk woman has been shaped by her family. To honour and remember her family, she got hand-poked traditional tattoos […]

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