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I've written a bit about my journey of coming to a homeostasis with my identity before in this blog, and now I have taken a pretty big step in that journey. A couple months ago I walked into tattoo parlor and asked to have my chin tattooed. I have actually wanted traditional Inupiaq women's tattoos since I was a freshman in college. After taking an introductory anthropology course where there was one page in the text book dedicated to our little culture it got me curious. What other things…

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Denise Pollock, 28, who goes by her Inupiaq name Annauk, is an Inupiaq language teacher in addition to being the Climate Change Research and Policy Institue Director at the Alaska Center for Justice. Pollock says that there was a connection between getting her chin tattoo and speaking her language.  “For me, one of the reasons why I chose to get my tavlagun was as a reminder for me to continue speaking, teaching, and learning the Inupiaq language. For me, it was about accountability. Indigenous Tattoos, Chin Tattoo, Small Wave Tattoo, Face Tattoos For Women, Web Tattoo, Wave Tattoo, Facial Tattoos, Tattoos For Black Skin, Face Tattoos

Denise Pollock, 28, who goes by her Inupiaq name Annauk, is an Inupiaq language teacher in addition to being the Climate Change Research and Policy Institue Director at the Alaska Center for Justice. Pollock says that there was a connection between getting her chin tattoo and speaking her language. “For me, one of the reasons why I chose to get my tavlagun was as a reminder for me to continue speaking, teaching, and learning the Inupiaq language. For me, it was about accountability.

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