Inchunwa

About Inchunwa

To be marked, branded, or tattooed in chahta anumpa (Choctaw) is Inchunwa. Inchunwa shares the story of the ongoing Southeastern traditional tattoo revivalization movement. We’ll talk with influential artists, Southeastern scholars, and folks directly involved in the movement: those receiving tattoos and Southeastern tribal practitioners. Support our podcast and project by following our Instagram and Facebook . Additionally, you can access exclusive content by becoming patrons of the Inchunwa project & podcast at: http://patreon.com/inchunwa

Publisher

Inchunwa Project

Category

arts · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jul 2021

Latest episode

23 May 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 26 episodes have a transcript.

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   23 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep: 26 S: 4 Dion Kaszas - Truly Tribal

   Host [Host Name] interviews Nlaka’pamux Ancestral Marker and author Dion Kaszas about revitalizing tribal practices and his new book, offering insights into Indigenous traditions.

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   30 Aug 2025

   EP: 25 E: 4 - Revisiting Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings

   Send us a text As 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, ...

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   26 Jul 2025

   EP: 24 S: 4 Faithlyn Seawright a Reflection Pt. 2

   Send us a text Halito! 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 he...

Inside a recent episode

Ep: 26 S: 4 Dion Kaszas - Truly Tribal

Published 23 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because for too long, people have... taken that idea that they have a right to those things, you know, that idea of, what would you say, privilege, that privilege of, oh, just because I can read this text, just because I have access to this thing, just because I have this curiosity even, means that I have a right to ask the question. And so I always say that the work teaches us, you know, sometimes I've asked questions and then later I'm like, ah, maybe I shouldn't have asked that question. So which brought me to the idea of like, hey, I have this curiosity, but just because I have a question, just because I have a curiosity and I want to know something, I have to also ask the second question of should I ask that question? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

33 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

48 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77