Chin Markings Became A Promise To Stay Sober with Gillian Prince

About this episode

Gillian Prince discusses the significance of chin markings in Indigenous tattooing and their personal journey towards sobriety.

061 A chin marking can be more than a design. Sometimes it becomes a vow you carry every time you look in the mirror. We sit down with Anishinaabe hand poke tattoo artist Gillian Prince (Waubanungohnse) to talk about Indigenous tattooing, ancestral skin marking, and how a practice becomes a way of living. Gillian shares how tattooing entered their life young in a rough time, learning safety and technique, then turning toward cultural responsibility through traditional tattoo gatherings...

People in this episode

Host: Dion Kaszas

Guest: Gillian Prince

Topics covered

• Indigenous tattooing
• ancestral skin marking
• cultural responsibility
• personal transformation
• artistic expression

Keywords

• chin markings
• tattooing
• Indigenous culture
• personal vow
• hand poke tattoo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anishinaabe

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