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In this episode we will begin our second series where we talk with Choctaw women and 2SLGBTQ+ folks from our original group of Choctaw folks to discuss their feelings, expectations, and experience while anticipating receiving traditional tattoos. We are so excited to begin this new series with you all. As you'll hear, Torey's interview is quite poignant in many places and she has such great insight to share.  If you've not yet gotten a chance to listen to series one, we highly suggest you do. Many of the interviews going forward will touch on or make reference to the history shared in that series. Listening to it (and doing further research into it) will give you a deeper understanding of the conversations you'll be hearing. 

Yakoke lawa hoke to all our patrons! We are so excited to have you all on our patreon platform and hope you've enjoyed the episode previews, early release, behind the scenes content, and our patreon discord. Your support helps to make this podcast available as well as supporting phase two of our revitalization project. If you'd like to become a patron check out patreon.com/inchunwa. 

If you'd like to continue the conversation started here in this episode, or would like to check out supplemental material, check out both our patreon, instagram, and Facebook. Additionally, if you'd like to check out our research materials as well as suggested resources - check out the linktree in our bio. Yakoke hoke. 

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Halito Everyone! In this episode: Popularizing Tattoos in the White-Stream World: Tattooing, Colonization, and Appropriation Pt. 2, we will be exploring the 1900s-present covering feminism, the 1940s, 1960-1980s, and the current Indigenous Tattoo Revitalization Movement. In this episode we also discuss the issue around Quannah Chasinghorse, Angelina Joelie, and the mouth cuff made by Mvskoke artist Hotvlkuce Harjo - who goes by @dommivera on Instagram. 

This will be the final episode of this first series on history. In February we will move into our second series where we share and discuss interviews from Choctaw women and 2SLGBTQ+ folks who are anticipating receiving traditional tattoos in the future. At this time, we are looking for any traditionally tattooed native people who are interested in the possibility of being interviewed for our third series. That series will feature traditionally tattooed native folks sharing their experiences of what it is like to bear traditional tattoos. Its our hope that the insight and advice of these individuals will help to prepare our original group of Choctaw women and 2SLGBTQ+ folks as well as all southeastern and native listeners of the podcast who are also considering receiving traditional tattoos of their tribal nations. If you are interested in being interviewed, please email us at [email protected] or direct message us on our Instagram or Facebook.

As of the release of this podcast, we will have officially launched our Patreon. For those unfamiliar with Patreon, it is a paid membership platform that offers member exclusive opportunities - that includes access to exclusive merch, behind the scenes looks at our processes, Patreon exclusive access to community, etc.

At this time, this project and podcast have been primarily volunteer-based. Becoming a member of our Patreon, or a Patron, helps to support our endeavors to produce this podcast, run our social media, research, and ultimately finance our larger project which is to aid in the revitalization of Southeastern tattoos.

You can support the Inchunwa podcast and project for as little as $1 a month.
At this time, there are 4 membership tiers: Iskvlli Achvffa (our $1 a month tier), Iskvlli Tahlapi (our $5 a month tier), Iskvlli Pokkoli (our $10 a month tier), micha Iskvlli Awah Tahlapi (our $15 a month tier).
Over the next few days we will post more about the benefit of each of these tiers.

Additionally, we'd really love to show how much we care and appreciate all the folks who become our Patrons. For the first 25 Patrons, we'll be sending out cards featuring the work of @nitaohoyo. If framed, these cards will make great art for your home, office, etc. Furthermore, as promised in the second episode, we'll be making the interview with Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings available to all tier levels. 

We are super excited about this opportunity to further build community, provide ya'll with exclusive content, and a peek into our process!

Yakoke hoke to all of our listeners for joining us yet again for this episode of Inchunwa. 

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In this episode we are joined by Danie Cansino (Yaqui, Puerto Rican, Chicana) as we discuss the wider history of tattooing and the effects of colonization and appropriation. 

We would like to say a huge Yakoke to everyone for being patient with us on this episode. We had several technology issues when recording and the team had some personal matters come up. We will be back on our regular release schedule in the new year! 

Check out our Instagram and Facebook for more resources and updates! 

Thank you! Yakoke for everyone supporting us and chi anumpa la chike! (Talk to you later!) 

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In this episode we are joined by JP Johnson (Cherokee) and Dustin Mater (Chickasaw) as we discuss the history of Southeastern traditional tattoos and how it intersects with broader Native American history. We'd like to dedicate this episode to Choctaw scholar Michelene E. Peasantubbee who's foundational work looking at the intersections of Choctaw women's roles and Christianity has had a profound influence on this project as well. This episode will contain conversations around genocide and settler colonialism. As a result we want to give a content warning for discussions of Christianity, boarding schools, violence, and sexual violence. This episode contains some cursing. 

Additionally, we would like say yakoke lawa hoke (many thanks!) to all the folks who supported our bonfire campaign! We really love seeing you all in the Inchuwa merch! Feel free to send us feed back in the form of reviews on Apple Podcasts, comments on our Facebook and Instagram, or even messages in our DMs. We'd also love to see photos of you wearing Inchunwa merch! 

As a reminder, on both our Instagram and Facebook, we've provided a link to our link tree which has additional supplemental material to explore more of the things we discuss in this episodes and others. Included in the link tree is a link to our recommended resources for all the folks who wish to learn more. 

Thank you once again everyone for supporting us and chi anumpa la chike! (Talk to you later!)

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This episode kicks off our first series on history. In this episode Lindsay and Brit talk with Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings (Choctaw) about history, traditional roles important to southeastern & Choctaw people, roles today that are of importance, the role and importance of traditional tattoo practitioners in our communities, and so much more! 

We want to give a shout out and yakoke lawa hoke (many thanks!) to all the folks who bought the 'Knit Together'  merch through our last bonfire campaign. Upon the date this podcast episode is released (Sept 25, 2021), we will be starting two new bonfire merch campaigns: 'Knit Together' and the Inchunwa design by Cherokee artist Keli Gonzalez. Purchase of merch from the first bonfire campaign OR these two new ones will get you access to the full interview of Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings where she discusses Yappali - the project that Inchunwa has been largely influenced by - as well as gender, revitalization of clan systems, importance of community based research, traditional stories, and more! It's an awesome interview and you'll defiantly want to give it a listen! Note that these campaigns run for 21 days. If you purchase merch through these campaigns, please message us on our Instagram or Facebook accounts with a screen shot of your receipt and your email address and we'll get you access to the full interview. Money made from these campaigns will be going towards helping to support this podcast as well as fundraising for the next phase of our larger project: getting southeastern apprentices traditionally trained up to tattoo. Every little bit helps - so again we say Yakoke lawa hoke!

Please leave a rating for our podcast where ever you may be listening to use from: Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, Amazon Music, etc. Also, please check out our link tree located in the bio of our instagram account. We will continue to make available further material that touches on what we discussed in each episode. Additionally we've made available a resource list to get anyone interested in helping to research going. Follow us on our Instagram: @inchuwna and Facebook! Yakoke hoke for listening to this month's podcast! Chi pisa micha anumpa la chike! 

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In this episode, we will introduce you to our project, podcast, and team members. Additionally, we will discuss series topics to look forward to; history of the Inchunwa project itself; inspiration to us including futurity and a bit about how culture can help us to heal; ways we can prevent violence around tattooing and our communities while respecting body sovereignty; and things to think about when considering getting a traditional tattoo. 

Be sure to check out our Instagram @inchunwa for additional content in the upcoming weeks - as well as our link tree located in our Instagram bio. We will include access to our resource list, as well as links to content mentioned in the episode. 

Remember to hit that subscribe button and leave us a 5 star review! Yakoke, chi anumpa la chike (Thanks, talk to you later!) 

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Introducing Inchunwa! Over the centuries words such as pictograms, hieroglyphics, pictis, pickings, and piquage have all been used historically to describe tattoos. For Choctaws and Chickasaws, to be marked, branded, or tattooed is inchunwa. This podcast follows the southeastern traditional tattoo revitalization movement. We’ll talk with influential artists, southeastern scholars, as well as folks involved in the revitalization movement - those looking forward to being tattooed, and those who are already tattooing southeastern folks.

Heather says, “Tattoo revitalization is not just for us and our communities right now. It’s another way we can go about healing, I believe, our ancestors and also breaking generational curses for our descendants as well. It’s another step in that process too. And leaving a legacy of being proud to wear our traditional markings! It’s not gonna be exactly in the way our ancestors did, but we should be able to wear them proudly regardless what the larger society has to say about them.” 

Join our hosts Olivia and Lindsay as we launch Inchunwa in August 2021. You can support our work by subscribing to our podcast on apple podcast, spotify, and google podcasts. And by following our Instagram (@inchunwa) and our facebook page.  Chi pisa la chike! See you later.