Inchunwa
To be marked, branded, or tattooed in chahta anumpa (Choctaw) is Inchunwa. Inchunwa shares the story of the ongoing Southeastern traditional tattoo revivalization movement. We’ll talk with influential artists, Southeastern scholars, and folks directly involved in the movement: those receiving tattoos and Southeastern tribal practitioners. Support our podcast and project by following our Instagram and Facebook . Additionally, you can access exclusive content by becoming patrons of the Inchunwa project & podcast at: http://patreon.com/inchunwa
Episodes
Artists like Keli Gonzales play a crucial role in helping our communities envision futures they once thought unimaginable. Our fourth series of Inchunwa focuses on highlighting artists who significantly impact the revitalization movement. These artists showcase ancestral tattoos in contemporary contexts.
In this episode, we share our interview with Keli and reflect on her work. We also highlight our experienc...
We attended IndigiPopX at First American's Museum in Oklahoma City. In this episode, we discuss our experience and share the discussion we led during the convention with guest panelists, Faithlyn Seawright, Nathalie Standingcloud, Brittany Postoak, and Dustin Mater.
We've made it! This is our final episode of series three focusing on the experiences of folks who have received their traditional tattoos. In this episode we listen to an interview with Mvskoke artist and model Maddie Sanders. We're joined by guest hosts Heather Bryant (Cherokee) and Sierra Revas (Yuchi). In this episode we hear about Maddie bringing the Southeast to the Southwest, discuss how heather's...
ANNNNDD WE'RE BACK! In this episode continue the third series where we speak with southeastern folks who have received and bear their traditional tattoos. This time we're speaking with guest Jenna Walkingstick (Cherokee) and guest hosts Lisa Fruichantie (Seminole/Mvskoke) and Angie Comeaux (Mvskoke/Choctaw). We cover a range of topics including Jenna and Lisa's experiences receiving and bearing traditi...
In this episode, we are joined by guest co-host Colleen Billiot (Houma) to discuss the interview with Heather Bryan (Cherokee). This was one of the first interviews that we ever conducted when we began this project and have been anxiously awaiting when we could share it out with everyone. As with the previous guests in this third series, Heather shares their experience receiving and bearing traditional Cherokee tattoo...
In this episode we are continuing our third series where we talk with southeastern folks who have received and bear their traditional tattoos. We are speaking with Isabella Aiukli Adams (Choctaw) regarding her experience. We are also joined by guest hosts Britt Postoak (Mvskoke) and Anja Littlecreek (Mvskoke).
Isabella Aiukli Cornell is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and a young activist. She i...
Halito everyone! This month we are breaking away from our usual and accustomed series 3 content and bringing to ya'll the recording that we made earlier this month of the discussion on traditional tattoo revitalization and futurity at the Indigenous Futurism Festival Northwest in Tacoma, WA at Alma. Believe it or not, this was the first time an Inchunwa episode was recorded all in one location. We were so gratefu...
In this episode we will continue our third series where we talk with folks who have already received and bear their traditional tattoos in order to gain further insight into what it's like. We'll be speaking with Sarah Adams-Cornell (Choctaw). Sarah lives in Oklahoma City and is the Co-Founder of Matriarch Non-Profit and the Vice President of the Sovereign Community School Board. She serves on several other...
In this episode we talk with Cherokee artist, language advocate, podcaster, and film producer ᎨᎳᏗ aka Keli Gonzales. ᎨᎳᏗ is a Cherokee artist from Welling, Oklahoma. Drawing on her experiences as a Cherokee woman, Gonzales creates paintings and drawings portraying the Cherokee people in a way that is true to life. She is the producer of the documentary ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They've Been Taught) and We Will Speak, which prem...
In this episode of inchunwa we will be kicking off the third series of our podcast. In this third series we will be talking with folks who have received their inchunwa (traditional tattoos). We will be talking with Julie Cordero-Lamb (Chumash) about her experience receiving and bearing her tribe's traditional chin markings. The southeastern tattoo revitalization movement has been influenced by the revitalization ...
This is the final episode of series two where we explore the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of Choctaw women and 2SLGBTQ+ folk who are anticipating receiving inchunwa - or traditional tattoos. In this episode we continue with part two of our interview with Olivia Morgan.
Olivia Morgan (she/they) is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw descendent, and white. She grew up in Northwest Ark...
In this episode, we share the first part of the interview between Faithlyn Seawright (Chickasaw) and Olivia Morgan (Choctaw). This episode is part one of the interview with Olivia.
Olivia Morgan (she/they) is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw descendent, and white. She grew up in Northwest Arksansas where she recieved her Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Indigenous Studies. They m...
In this episode we continue 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.
Brit talks with Lauren White (She/Her) who has a MPH in Epidemiology and who is currently completing her PhD in Social Work and Social Psychology. Lauren grew up in I...
In this episode we talk with Lindsay Reeder (Choctaw) about their experience with coming to learn and accept the idea of receiving traditional tattoos. We explore how all our identities play a part in our ideas and attitudes towards tattooing. Lindsay also gives us their perspective on what is it means to be a Queer, Two-Spirit, Choctaw living in California.
Join us as we take deeper dives into identity, communit...
In this episode we will continue 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.
Olivia speaks with Amber Morning Star Byars(She/Her/Ella)who is an artist, advocate, Native rights activist, writer, and law student born in Santa Fe, New Mexic...
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....
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 - w...
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 ...
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 influe...
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...
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