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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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Skindigenous
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
Seattle: Nahaan
Seattle-born artist Nahaan sees tattoo, like many other forms of artistic expression, as a political act and a form of resistance.
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2019-02-19T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-19T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-19T16:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-21T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-21T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-21T16:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-23T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-23T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
New Zealand - Gordon Toi
In the twentieth century, the Maori of New Zealand all but lost their tattooing tradition.
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2019-02-26T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-26T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-26T16:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-28T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-28T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-02-28T16:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-02T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-02T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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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2019-03-05T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-05T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-05T16:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-07T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-07T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-07T16:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-09T01:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-09T05:30:00-08:00KCETLINK
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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2019-03-12T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-12T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-12T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-14T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-14T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-14T17:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-16T02:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2019-03-16T06:30:00-07:00KCETLINK
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