Periagoge
Scenario

When cultural pride becomes cultural performance

My daughter wants to get a tattoo of our traditional designs but she does not know the stories behind them and I worry she will become a costume of her own culture.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent fears their child may reduce rich traditions to aesthetic choices disconnected from meaning.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous rights and land justice?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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