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Siden da og langt op i det 20

at to forskellige steder er opkaldt efter Hans Hendrik

for det barn der får taget sin familie fra sig

Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing Armbånd MagtkritiskFor thousands of years, Inuit women practiced the traditional art of tattooing. Created with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil or soot, these tattoos were important tradition for many women, Symbols stiched in 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