This week a positive tattoo piece from Living Black on SBS on Sunday 13 May at 4:30pm.
This week Living Black travels the country in search of the top ranking Indigenous news stories.
From traditional ceremony to cosmetic design the practice of tattooing has been performed throughout the world for centuries.
From the stars of the screen and stage to the cultural Ta Moko markings of the Maori to the forced identification of prisoners in Nazi Concentration camps, the tattoo has made its mark across the ages in many shapes and sizes.
Now a popular new phase using Indigenous art has emerged and with it controversy over the use and misuse of sacred symbols.
Josh Ridgeway reports this week on this practice that is gaining widespread rapid appeal across the country. His report features international tattoo anthropologist and star of the U.S. television series Tattoo Hunter Lars Krutek and popular singer songwriter Dan Sultan.
