If you got a tattoo in Anchorage a few decades ago, you likely visited a male owned shop. But that’s changing. Now, female ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As for the designs themselves, those requested by older clients tend to be well thought out. People older than 50 don't usually get drunk and wake up with a surprise tattoo. Dave Forties ...

Holly Nordlum laughs with CBC's Madeleine Allakariallak at an event in Alaska, where Nordlum gave Allakariallak a traditional Inuit tattoo on her wrist. (David Gunn/CBC) But certain designs ...

In a small tattoo parlor in Anchorage, Alaska, Greenlandic artist Maya Sialuk ... Jacobsen found a book about them, studied the designs and realized the marks on their foreheads, cheeks and ...

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 ...