G, Here in Aotearoa a tattoo renaissance is underway, & Gordon Toi plays a key role in the process. His studio House of Natives is more than a tattoo shop, it is a cultural institution.
Marjorie Tahbone, an Alaskan artist of Inupiaq heritage, was first among the living women of her family to get her traditional chin tattoo.
G, Nakkita Trimble is the only tattoo artist from the Nisga’a Nation. Along with elders from her community, she hopes to revive the traditional process of tattooing known as gihlee’e.
G, The ancient city of Palenque was once a hub of Mayan civilization. It was here that Indigenous artist Samuel Olman chose to set up his traditional Mayan tattoo practice.
(AO) Let the undertow pull you to a time and place where Aotearoa was still being carved out; both its land and its people. It’s 1840 and all the players are here, join us for "The Ragged". (PREMIERE)