Ohketeau’s First Annual Indigenous Traditional Tattoo Gathering, held May 11-12 at the Nipmuc Pequoig Farm, was a beautiful and healing collaboration. Ohketeau actively works to decolonize, rematriate, maintain control of our Indigenous bodies, and Indigenize spaces with intention. Our local Native community members (including many different Nations) have asked for a gathering receive and to learn about traditional marking, and we wanted to provide that safe space. We brought select artists from across the continent to offer a good sampling of cultural artistry and stories to share and a safe space to feature artisan work for display or sale, create relationships, foster healing for the community, and record interviews for a short documentary.