Inuit women in Canada 'taking back' tradition of facial tattoos | AFP

A 'V' on the temples, dots on the cheeks or lines on the chin: in the great Canadian north, Inuit women are reclaiming the art of facial tattooing and its "therapeutic" virtues, banned for decades by the Anglican and Catholic churches. "Our generation, we're taking it back," says Micheline Kilabuk-Cote, after getting a tattoo. "And we're very proud to be Inuit."

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[blackcitroenlove]

I always love how elegant Inuit tattooing is. I'm Eastern Cherokee and I have one traditional tattoo on my arm, it shows where I come from (Oak Ridge TN)

[antnewbon]

I thought she would do it with bone. But no a normal gun. What Was it origanally done with ?