With this being the month of Thanksgiving, we wanted to take a moment to examine the tattoo cultures of the native peoples who once flourished in our area. Upon taking up this endeavor it quickly became apparent how little we truly know about eastern native tribal nations and their tattoo culture. Some of this loss [...]

For the month of November we are trying to have a bit more focus on native artwork and tattooing. That being said it might be time to have the talk about ‘tribal’ tattoos. When people hear the word tribal in association with tattoos they think of those black-work design pieces; some original and beautiful weaving [...]