SKINDIGENOUS is a series of 13 half-hour documentaries on the art of tattooing as practiced by indigenous peoples around the world. Each episode dives into a unique indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, and the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. The art of the tattoo becomes a lens for exploring some of the planet's oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.
Mon, Nov 18 | 2:00 P.M. |
Kahnawake
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Roxann Whitebean. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is a matrilineal society consisting of five founding Nations who later adopted a sixth nation to join their family. |
Mon, Nov 18 | 2:30 P.M. |
New Mexico
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Angie-Pepper O'Bomsawin. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stephanie Big Eagle grew up astray from her identity. |
Mon, Nov 18 | 3:00 P.M. |
India
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Randy Kelly. Mo Naga is a traditional tattoo artist from Manipur, in the lush North East Region of India on the Myanmar border. |
Mon, Nov 18 | 3:30 P.M. |
Taiwan
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Randy Kelly. The Paiwan people are one of about 20 Indigenous minorities who make up roughly 3 percent of the population of Taiwan. |
Mon, Nov 18 | 4:00 P.M. |
Lebret
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Courtney Montour. Metis artist Audie Murray sees tattooing as a way for people to connect with their culture and communities when they are away from home. |
Mon, Nov 18 | 4:30 P.M. |
Nimkii
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Roxann Whitebean. Isaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt founded the Onaman Collective, which represents a group of multidisciplinary artists who focus on land-based decolonization. |
Tue, Nov 19 | 2:00 P.M. |
New Zealand
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Angie-Pepper O'Bomsawin. Julie Paama-Pengelly is a veteran in the revitalization of ta moko Maori tattooing. |
Tue, Nov 19 | 2:30 P.M. |
New Zealand
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Angie-Pepper O'Bomsawin. Pip Hartley is on a mission to infuse Auckland's city core with as much Maori culture as possible. |
Tue, Nov 19 | 3:00 P.M. |
Iqaluit
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Jason Brennan. Northern Canada is home to the oldest tattooing traditions on the planet. |
Tue, Nov 19 | 3:30 P.M. |
Amsterdam
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Randy Kelly. In the 1950s, warriors from the Dutch-controlled Maluku islands who were fighting alongside Dutch soldiers against the Indonesians were brought back to the Netherlands by force. |
Tue, Nov 19 | 4:00 P.M. |
Haida Gwaii
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Courtney Montour. When Haida artist Kwiaahwah Jones picked up the needle and traditional Haida tattoo practices that were once outlawed, she inspired a whole new generation to embrace their Haida culture and make it their own. |
Tue, Nov 19 | 4:30 P.M. |
Tunisia
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Sara Ben-Saud. Manel Mahdouani is a tattoo artist living in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. |
Wed, Nov 20 | 2:00 P.M. |
Los Angeles
NH World (11.3)
Written and directed by Jason Brennan. Two Ravens is an Opata tattoo artist based in East Los Angeles. |
Wed, Nov 20 | 2:30 P.M. |
Pablo Zafirekudo
NH World (11.3)
Pablo is part of the Huitoto tribe in the Amazon forest in Southern Colombia. |
Wed, Nov 20 | 3:00 P.M. |
Rosa Lopez - Wayuu
NH World (11.3)
Rosa is a 50-year-old Wayuu elder who lives in Northeastern Colombia with her family. |
Wed, Nov 20 | 3:30 P.M. |
Elle Festin
NH World (11.3)
Elle Festin specializes in Filipino tribal designs. |
Wed, Nov 20 | 4:00 P.M. |
Turumakina Duley
NH World (11.3)
Based in Australia, Turumakina has been part of the Maori ta moko for 26 years now and known for doing face tattoos. |
Wed, Nov 20 | 4:30 P.M. |
Kanahus Manuel
NH World (11.3)
Land defender Kanahus Manuel is revitalizing ancient tattoo practices that represent thousands of years of ancient connection to the land. |
Thu, Nov 21 | 2:00 P.M. |
Keith Callihoo
NH World (11.3)
Kanien'keha:ka artist Keith Callihoo keeps his relationship to the land and to his ancestors' stories from the Michel First Nation alive through his tattoo practice. |
Thu, Nov 21 | 2:30 P.M. |
Kiskihkoman
NH World (11.3)
Nehiyaw/Anishinaabe artist Heather Kiskihkoman finds inspiration for her tattoo designs on the land where she grew up and still lives today. |
Thu, Nov 21 | 3:00 P.M. |
Toby Sicks
NH World (11.3)
Struggling to find direction, Toby Sicks credits the discovery of his Metis heritage to his success as a tattoo artist. |
Thu, Nov 21 | 3:30 P.M. |
Stacey Fayant
NH World (11.3)
Born and raised in Regina Saskatchewan, Stacey Fayant is a Metis and Cree tattoo artist who has found a way to give back to her urban Indigenous community by revitalizing the practice of skin stich and hand poke. |
Thu, Nov 21 | 4:00 P.M. |
Lianna Spence
NH World (11.3)
Lianna Spence is a tattoo artist in Prince Rupert, BC, who does beautifully detailed designs based on the family crests of her clients. |
Thu, Nov 21 | 4:30 P.M. |
Isaac Weber
NH World (11.3)
Isaac Weber, a multidisciplinary artist who is both Creole from the Cape Verde Islands (West African Atlantic Islands) and Anishnawbek from Inlet First Nations, has recently taken up tattooing as a means to reconnect with his family and his community. |
Mon, Nov 25 | 2:00 P.M. |
Danika Nacarrella
NH World (11.3)
Danika Nacarrella is from the Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola, B. |
Mon, Nov 25 | 2:30 P.M. |
Gordon Sparks
NH World (11.3)
With over 20 years of tattoo machine experience, Mi'kmaw mask carver Gordon Sparks is turning his skills to handpoke tattooing. |
WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham
WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton
WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene
W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover
W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg