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InchunwaEP: 25 E: 4 - Revisiting Dr. Michelle Johnson-JenningsSend us a textAs we go forward, it’s important we reflect back. In this episode, we’ll be revisiting the extended interview done with Choctaw scholar Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings. Her work on the Yappali Project - along with Dr. Karina Walters and Sandy Stroud - has been a core inspiration and foundation for the Inchunwa Project. Given the shift in the national politics, the Southeastern ancestral markings revivalization movement moving forward on the ground level in our communities, and the launching of our research club, we wanted to take the time to ground ourselves in the w...
2025-08-301h 38
InchunwaEP: 24 S: 4 Faithlyn Seawright a Reflection Pt. 2Send us a textHalito! If you've not yet listened to part 1 - which was released in the previous episode, please take the time to listen to it prior to starting this episode. In this episode, we reflection on Faithlyn's interview that we heard last week. Additionally, we'll explore what the revivalization movement looks like on the ground in Chickasaw Nation in particular, as well as where we hope the revitalization movement will be going.Chickasaw photographer Destiny Green is continuing her project where she is taking portraits of folks who have received their southeastern...
2025-07-261h 23
InchunwaEP: 23 S: 4 - Faithlyn Seawright Pt. 1Send us a textIn this episode, we'll give a listen to the episode recorded back in 2022 of Faithlyn Seawright being interviewed by Olivia. Originally, this interview was meant to be shared during the second series. However, because Faithlyn had already received their ancestral markings on their hands, we decided to hold off to share it at a later date. Three years have passed since the initial interview, and it's been about a year since we last put out an episode. In that time, so much has changed not only for Faithlyn (who now famously received her...
2025-07-191h 30
InchunwaEP22 S04 Keli Gonzales and Recent EventsSend us a textArtists 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 experiences with other artists, including Roy Bonney, Hotvlkuce Harjo, and Dustin Mater, who were among the first southeastern artists we encountered incorporating hereditary tattoos into their art. Through their creativity, we witnessed...
2024-10-2646 minInchunwaEP21 S04: IndigiPopXSend us a textWe 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.
2024-05-251h 03
InchunwaEP 20 S03: Maddie SandersSend us a textWe'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 tattoos have changed for them as they've become a mother, the importance of language and it's revitalization and more! For access to all the resources w...
2024-04-271h 18InchunwaEP19 S03: Jenna WalkinstickSend us a textANNNNDD 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 traditional southeastern facial tattoos, positive and negative experiences around receiving traditional tattoos, body sovereignty, accountability, diversity in NDN country, interconnectedness to land and of tribal nations, the role of plants, and more! Ad...
2024-03-221h 49
InchunwaEP18 S03: Heather BryanSend us a textIn 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 tattoos as well as information regarding Cherokee and southeastern tattoos. Brit and Colleen discuss Heather's interview, revitalizing culture, climate change, tattoos, and more. Colleen B...
2023-08-262h 14
InchunwaEP17 S03: Isabella Aiukli AdamsSend us a textIn 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 is the organizing member of Matriarch, and inter-tribal non-profit based in Oklahoma. In 2018, her Junior prom dress garnered national attention which highlighted the crisis of violence...
2023-07-291h 06
InchunwaEP16 S03: Indigenous Futurisms Festival NW Panel DiscussionSend us a textHalito 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 grateful to have traditional tattoo practitioners Hotvlkuce Harjo (Mvskoke) and Michaela Taylor (Yupik) join us for the discussion. In this, we discussed some topics we've...
2023-06-301h 15
InchunwaEP15 S03: Sarah Adams-CornellSend us a textIn 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 boards including the ACLU of Oklahoma, Not Your Mascot, Live Indigenous OK, and is a member of the Central Oklahoma Two Spirit Society.During t...
2023-05-271h 24InchunwaEP14 S03: ᎨᎳᏗ / Keli GonzalesSend us a textIn 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 premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is part of the Los Angeles Times “Short Docs” series.In this third series we are talking with Southeastern folks who have received...
2023-02-2548 min
InchunwaEP13 S03: Julie Cordero-LambSend us a textIn 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 of indigenous ancestral marking ways in Alaskan, California, and more . As such, in keeping with the original intent of the podcast, we felt it important to include the insight of s...
2023-01-281h 52
InchunwaEP12 S02: Olivia Morgan Pt. 2Send us a textThis 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 Arksansas where she recieved her Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Indigenous Studies. They moved to Seattle, WA to get their Masters in S...
2022-12-101h 35
InchunwaEP11 S02: Olivia Morgan Pt. 1Send us a textIn 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 moved to Seattle, WA to get their Masters in Social Work (MSW) degree in 2019 and now works as a case manager. Olivia plays on the T...
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InchunwaEP10 S02: Lauren WhiteSend us a textIn 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 Idabel, Oklahoma District 1 in the Choctaw Nation and is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She discusses her thought processes around knowledge keeping an...
2022-07-311h 22
InchunwaEP09 S02: Lindsay ReederSend us a textIn 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, community, and self-acceptance. If you haven't already follow us on Instagram and Facebook @inchunwa where we have more content and resources on...
2022-05-141h 32
InchunwaE08 S02: Marissa GonzalezIn this episode we talk with Marissa Gonzalez (Cherokee/Choctaw) about her experiences with receiving a significant tattoo related to Choctaw culture and her anticipation to receive traditional tattoos. We also dive into the larger Choctaw diaspora, specifically in California, and the implications of Choctaw and Southeastern migration. Join us as we delve into identity, community acceptance, healing generations, and more in this episode! Yakoke hoke (Thank you) for listening!
2022-04-231h 35InchunwaEP07 S02: Amber Morning StarSend us a textIn 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 Mexico, and is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Chickasaw Nation. Amber discusses empowerment via revitalization of traditional tattoos, sh...
2022-03-261h 31
Unpacking The Eerie15. Jim Jones Invented the Gay Agenda (feat. Olivia Morgan, Inchunwa)Send us a textCULTS: Jim Jones/Jonestown Massacrecw: anti-black racism, extreme violence, assault, murder, suicide, child abuse, slavery In 1978, over 900 people died at a remote settlement in Guyana after ingesting a poison-laced drink. Their leader, Jim Jones, declared this a “revolutionary suicide.” In our first episode about a cult, we dig into the Jonestown massacre – the event that had the largest number of American civilian casualties due to a non-natural cause, until 9/11. In our third collaborative episode, Olivia Morgan*, a co-host of the podcast Inchunwa, joins Akshi as they explore...
2022-03-242h 06InchunwaEP06 S02: ToreySend us a textIn 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. If you've not yet gotten a chance to listen to series one, we highly suggest you do. Many of the interviews going forward will touch o...
2022-03-121h 29InchunwaEP05 Pt 2 S01: Popularizing Tattoos in the White-Stream World: Tattooing, Colonization, and Appropriation Pt. 2Send us a textHalito 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 - who goes by @dommivera on Instagram. This will be the final episode of this first series on history. In February we will move into our second series where we share and discuss i...
2022-01-231h 27InchunwaEP04 S01 P.1: Popularizing Tattooing in the White-Stream World: Tattooing, Colonization, and AppropriationSend us a textIn 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 the new year! Check out our Instagram and Facebook for more resources and updates! Thank you...
2021-12-171h 01InchunwaEP03 S01: Intersections of SE Tattoo History and Native American HistorySend us a textIn 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 influence on this project as well. This episode will contain conversations around genocide and settler colonialism. As a result we want to give a content warning for discussions of Christianity, boarding schools...
2021-10-241h 27InchunwaEP02 S01: Interview with Dr. Michelle Johnson-JenningsSend us a textThis 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!) to all the folks who bought the 'Knit Together' merch through our last bonfire campaign. Upon the date this podcast episode is released (Sept 25, 2021), we will be st...
2021-09-261h 03InchunwaIntroduction to InchunwaSend us a textIn this episode, we will introduce you to our project, podcast, and team members. Additionally, we will discuss series topics to look forward to; history of the Inchunwa project itself; inspiration to us including futurity and a bit about how culture can help us to heal; ways we can prevent violence around tattooing and our communities while respecting body sovereignty; and things to think about when considering getting a traditional tattoo. Be sure to check out our Instagram @inchunwa for additional content in the upcoming weeks - as well as our l...
2021-08-2959 minInchunwaInchunwa TrailerSend us a textIntroducing Inchunwa! Over the centuries words such as pictograms, hieroglyphics, pictis, pickings, and piquage have all been used historically to describe tattoos. For Choctaws and Chickasaws, to be marked, branded, or tattooed is inchunwa. This podcast follows the southeastern traditional tattoo revitalization movement. We’ll talk with influential artists, southeastern scholars, as well as folks involved in the revitalization movement - those looking forward to being tattooed, and those who are already tattooing southeastern folks. Heather says, “Tattoo revitalization is not just for us and our communities right now. It’s anothe...
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