Image via Wikipedia
The Turtle
The turtle is one of the oldest symbol of mother Earth. Native peoples believe the creator made earth on the back of a turtle.
Image via Wikipedia
The snake
The snake may be one of the most misunderstood reptiles that people use as a tattoo.
Many of us feel revulsion when we see a snake. For others the snake suggests poison, or evil. In the Bible, the snake or serpent suggests the devil or ultimate evil.
Image via Wikipedia
French explorers and missionaries in Eastern Canada, did leave us some information about some of the tribal tattooing in North America.
While these records are mainly from the Huron tribe, I think it’s safe to say that most of the North American Native tribes did their tattooing in a similar manner.
