Dearest Alaska: Traditional Tattooing
![Niviaaluk (Nivi) Brandt proudly shows off her healed chin tattoo.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-08-30-2432px-001-1-1200x800.jpg)
Be a fly on the wall during a traditional tattooing ceremony on the September episode of Dearest Alaska.
In Utqiagvik, Inupiaq Class Feeds (and Intensifies) the ‘Hunger’ to Learn
![Overlooking the Arctic Ocean in Utqiagvik (Barrow)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2014-06-29-barrow-013-crop-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
“This is what we need: we need our children, our future generations, to speak Inupiaq.”
Deejay Niviaaluk Brandt, in Her Own Words
![Community deejay Niviaaluk Brandt, sitting near a radio microphone](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-09-07-nivi-002-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
“I am interested in sharing my (Inupiaq) culture and its approach of human respect for everyone and everything.” Meet KNOM community deejay Niviaaluk Brandt.