Romule
15-04-2014, 10:46 PM
I'm trying to draw up my next tattoo. I wanted to incorporate my Cherokee and Blackfoot ancestry into the tattoo. I was thinking of having a cedar, pine, spruce, laurel, and holly tree growing out a center point into an interweaving circle. Almost like a dream catcher made out of trees.
I'm not too sure about this idea though, I'm going to want alot of detail and my tattoist is still in the learning stage. I was wondering if y'all could help me understand some of the Cherokee and Blackfoots long standing traditions or beliefs. Im not exactly one of their tribe though im also of Irish and Scottish ancestry, along with more Native American ancestry on my father's side, exactly what can't be determined. That side of my families history was destroyed. Some of my family members have gone through the process of checking their genealogy. (My uncle was labeled as a native american while being in the navy and still is. Though both of his parents were determined to be white americans.) I, however, do not have the cash for such things. I've rearched as much as I could on my own and without the need for cash.
Sorry about rambling, I didn't know whether it would be taboo or insulting to get my body inked with something a tribe, that I'm not a part of, holds sacred. So I figured I'd explain my history abit. I simply want to design a tattoo that exhibits my ancestry and honors them at the same time. I read stories about the Raven Mocker but that's a bit too dark, I feel like it would do the opposite of what I intend.
I'm not too sure about this idea though, I'm going to want alot of detail and my tattoist is still in the learning stage. I was wondering if y'all could help me understand some of the Cherokee and Blackfoots long standing traditions or beliefs. Im not exactly one of their tribe though im also of Irish and Scottish ancestry, along with more Native American ancestry on my father's side, exactly what can't be determined. That side of my families history was destroyed. Some of my family members have gone through the process of checking their genealogy. (My uncle was labeled as a native american while being in the navy and still is. Though both of his parents were determined to be white americans.) I, however, do not have the cash for such things. I've rearched as much as I could on my own and without the need for cash.
Sorry about rambling, I didn't know whether it would be taboo or insulting to get my body inked with something a tribe, that I'm not a part of, holds sacred. So I figured I'd explain my history abit. I simply want to design a tattoo that exhibits my ancestry and honors them at the same time. I read stories about the Raven Mocker but that's a bit too dark, I feel like it would do the opposite of what I intend.