#women and media collective

[uwmspeccoll]

The author, Angela Hovak Johnston.

Johnston and Marjorie Tungwenuk Tahbone, traditional tattoo artist.

Catherine Niptanatiak: "I designed my own, something that represents me and who I am, something that I would be proud to wear and show off, and something that would make me feel confident and beautiful. . . . I have daughters and I would like to teach them what I know. I would like for them to want to practice our traditions and keep our culture alive."

Cecile Nelvana Lyall: "On my hand tattoos, from the top down, the triangles represent the mountains. . . . The Ys are the tools used in seal hunting. . . . The dots are my ancestors. . . . I am so excited to be able to truly call myself and Inuk woman."

Colleen Nivingalok: "The tattoos on my face represent my family and me. The lines on my chin are my four children -- my two older boys on the outside protecting my daughters. The lines on my cheeks represent the two boys and the two girls on either side. The one on my forehead represents their father and me. Together, we live for our children."

Doreen Ayalikyoak Evyagotailak: "I have thought about getting traditional tattoos since I was a teenager. . . . When I asked the elders if I could have my own meaning for my tattoos, they said it wouldn't matter. My tattoos symbolize my kids."

Mary Angele Takletok: "I always wanted traditional tattoos like the women in the old days. I wanted them on my wrists and my fingers so I could show I'm Inuk."

Melissa MacDonald Hinanik: "As a part of celebrating my heritage and revitalizing important traditional customs that form my identity, I believe I have earned my tattoos. I am a beautiful, strong young woman. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a friend, and an active community member. I reclaim the traditional customs as mine, I re-own them as a part of who I am."

Star Westwood: "We still have some of our culture, but some things are slowly dying. Having tattoos helps us keep our culture alive. . . . . My tattoos represent my dad and my dad's dad. The ones closest to my wrists represent my sisters."

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

National Tattoo Day

July 17 is National Tattoo Day. To celebrate, we present some images from Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing, compiled by Angela Hovak Johnston, co-founder with Marjorie Tahbone of the Inuit Tattoo Revitalization Project, with photographs by Inuit photographer Cora DeVos, and published in Iqaluit, Nunavut by Inhabit Media Inc. in 2017.

For thousands of years, Inuit have practiced the traditional art of tattooing. Created the ancient way, with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil, sod, or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many Inuit women, symbols etched on their skin that connected them to their families and communities. But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the old way had died, she set out to tattoo herself in tribute to this ancient custom and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut.

Collected in this book are photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston's project. Together, these women have united to bring to life an ancient tradition, reawakening their ancestors' lines and sharing this knowledge with future generations. Hovak Johnston writes: "Never again will these Inuit traditions be close to extinction, or only a part of history you read about in books. This is my mission."

Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines forms part of our Indigenous America Literature Collection.

Angela Hovak Johnston (right) with her cousin Janelle Angulalik and her aunt Millie Navalik Angulalik.

View other posts from our Indigenous America Literature Collection.

[poisonousquinzel]

people will complain with their whole entire chest about Ivy "just being Harley's girlfriend now" and you look up Ivy on their account and the only time they've spoken about her is to bitch about her dating a woman Harley under the guise of "missing the old ivy"

no y'all don't, shut up, we can see you. you've never given a shit about ivy. you don't care about her or how she's "not an eco-terrorist anymore" cause if you did care, you'd not be complaining rn 💀 but sorryyy that her essentially cannibalizing Woodrue in #6 isn't "fucked up in the head" or "villainous" enough for you, but lbr if her actions throughout the first 8 chapters of her 2022 comic aren't Bad enough, then I hate to break it to you but I think you actually just have a problem with gay people and Ivy openly being in love with a woman:)

and that's a skill issue. a you problem. get therapy, loser.

[forcedhesitation]

what dead by daylight needs is a killer who looks like frank stone (as the champion) and who is just as fucking rotten as killers like doctor or trickster, but is a woman

[honexjams]

tryna eat vicariously thru food snapchat stories cos we aint got good food in the house and its pissing me off so bad every other video is 'girlhood is unbottoning ur pants after dinner' 'this is how single girlies eat' 'my girlfriend when i take her to eat' 'girlies when they eat together' 'how girls eat alone' i think tiktok is a poison. what is the insane focus on how grown women eat why is it framed like hash tag girl life every time who are you people

[elizabeths-dumbassery]

Articles and Posts on Feminine Rage

A collection of articles/blogs covering feminine rage, one of the many forms of a woman's anger.

I don't know everything about these sources, I won't pretend I will. I've featured links to the public `about me` pages in the titles above each article. Make your own opinions about each. And especially make your own opinion on the subject, I'm just sharing some stuff I find on a topic that I find interesting.

Basics by Becca

Psychology Today

The New York Times

JEWL Scholar

Pitt News

The Guardian

Post Magazine

CNN

Study Breaks Magazine

Medium

Good job! You scrolled to the end, feel free to reblog and share other works covering the topic. Videos, blog posts, studies. I'm open to seeing what others find on the topic!

[tamaharu]

my gender class is SO difficult bc there are morbillion things i want to talk about for each topic and i have to constantly narrow it down to one or two things for every two units. devastating.

[internationalemeteorologie]

Ciou

The Misfits Parade. 2019

[tiffanydaleo]

Letters of Love

Happy new year!!!!

[pffcollection]

YoYo Lander, Hold That Thought #2, Stained, washed, and collaged watercolor paper on watercolor paper, 2021, 20 x 18 in.

YoYo Lander is a figurative visual artist. Her art explores the essence of people of color. Her objective is to highlight that the Black community is multifaceted rather than monolithic. She prioritizes nuance, empathy, and embodied expressions in her figures.

Lander’s process is extremely intricate and technical. She sources her paper, dyes the pieces individually, and subsequently cuts and organizes them into compelling, emotionally resonant compositions. And on top of all that, her work is gorgeous—looking at this piece is a delightful indulgence.

[bluinary]

return to tunglr for mental health purposes 💀

[trashqueentm]

Hand painted watercolor illustration by The Trash Queen™

[headlessstar]

i finally did... i found the drakengard 3 intoner OSTs with zero's interruptions!!! i was looking for years how did I accidentally stumble upon it now of all times

[lucygallery-wholesome]

BLACK SPRING Dye, resin, faux flowers on wood (1997)

[empresstrash-art]

Tears of Gold

Digital mixed media utilizing midjourney and photoshop

Why does abundance need to be built on suffering?

~~~~

AVAILABLE ON MAKERSPLACE

[expressions-carmenluna]

102- Frida Kahlo. (Serie Expressions II) by Carmen Luna.

[vangogh-tribute]

1- Van Gogh. Paintings by Carmen Luna. https://carmenluna.crevado.com/van-gogh/14404102