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Skindigenous
"Skindigenous" is a series of 13 half-hour documentaries on the art of tattooing as practiced by indigenous peoples around the world. Each episode dives into a unique indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, and the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. The art of the tattoo becomes a lens for exploring some of the planet's oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.
Full Episodes
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Alberta - Amy Malbeuf
Metis artist Amy Malbeuf's insatiable appetite for new creative outlets has led her to work in many artistic fields, including traditional Indigenous tattooing.
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Toronto - Jay Soule
Jay Soule is a multidisciplinary artist known as "Chippewar" in the Indigenous community.
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Mexico - Samuel Olman
The ancient city of Palenque was once a hub of Mayan civilization. For centuries after its decline, it lay hidden under layers of tropical vegetation, until modern archaeologists peeled back the jungle to reveal it to the world in the last century.
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Prince Ruppert - Nakkita Trimble
As the only living tattoo artist from the Nisga'a Nation, Nakkita Trimble hopes to revive the traditional process of tattooing known as gihlee'e.
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Alaska - Marjorie Tahbone
Marjorie Tahbone, an Alaskan artist of Inupiaq heritage, was first among the living women of her family to get her traditional chin tattoo.
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Upcoming Airdates
Indoneisia - Aman Jepri
The Mentawai people inhabit a group of islands west of Sumatra, in Indonesia.
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2019-04-18T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-18T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-18T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-20T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-20T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
British Columbia - Dion Kaszas
Dion Kaszas is an artist and scholar of mixed heritage who feels a strong connection to his Interior Salish roots.
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2019-04-23T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-23T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-23T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-25T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-25T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-25T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-27T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-27T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Samoa - Peter Sulua'pe
Western Samoa is one of the few places on the planet where traditional tattooing continued unimpeded through the colonial era.
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2019-04-30T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-30T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-04-30T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-02T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-02T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-02T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-04T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-04T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Newfoundland - Jordan Bennet
Jordan Bennett is an artist of Mi'kmaq descent whose work blends pop culture and traditional teachings into work that connects the past, the present and the future.
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2019-05-07T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-07T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-07T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-09T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-09T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-09T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
Hawaii - Keone Nunes
If Keone Nunes had never picked up the tools and answered the call to master of kakau, there would likely be no traditional tattooing in Hawaii today.
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2019-05-14T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-14T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-14T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-05-16T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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