If you got a tattoo in Anchorage a few decades ago, you likely visited a male owned shop. But that’s changing. Now, female tattoo artists are easy to find in the state’s largest city.

In Alaska, an increasing number of Native ... The co-opting of Indigenous designs has long been an issue in the tattoo world, and as these traditional design motifs grow in popularity, instances ...

Jacobsen found a book about them, studied the designs, and realized the ... She says more women in Alaska are opting for chin tattoos, to the point where she brushed off the suggestion it was ...

As the art of Yidįįłtoo continues to gain prominence in Alaska and beyond, the Indigenous community is also working to defend what is theirs. The co-opting of Indigenous designs has long been an issue ...

Until the early 20th century, most Alaska Native women bore tattoos. The intricate designs of St. Lawrence Island, where the practice continued longer than on the mainland, were considered to be ...

Until the early 20th century, most Alaska Native women bore tattoos. The intricate designs of St. Lawrence Island, where the practice continued longer than on the mainland, were considered to be ...

While he's seen the style at trade shows, he's only seen one other eyeball tattoo in Alaska's largest city. He saw it last spring, when a man came in with both eyeballs tattooed forest green.