tawaw / welcome

contact mel@mellefebvre.com to book a tattoo appointment and for more info on traditional tattoos, designs, approach, protocol, ceremony… based in Tiohtià:ke (montreal) and travel throughout the year to various areas on Turtle Island (north america) and beyond.

available for presentations, panel discussions, jury committees, mentorships… wherever Gitche Manitou needs me to be.

shout out to my mentors Dion Kaszas, Milo LeFort

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Buffalo Calling

BUFFALO CALLING FROM THE FUTURE!!!
buffalo medicine, quill work detail, circle medicine…

Plains inspired designs

🌿🌙 wrist, arm, leg bands 🌙🌿
represent your ancestors ❤️🌿🌙

#quills #porcupine #kakwa #michif #metis #nehiyaw #nehiyawak #otipemsiwak #TraditionalTattoo #IndigenousFutures #Indigenous #revival #resistance

michif medicine

💙 Batoche 💙 tattoo inspired by the Battle of Batoche flag made by our Michif grandmothers. Wolf medicine 🐺 Circle medicine ⭕️

bone tool making

Reaching into the past to create what we need for today and our future.

#medicine #maskihkiy #handpoke #IndigenousFutures #Indigenous #TraditionalTattoo #Revival #Resistance #Community #Love