Rhonita Cody

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

The Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women's & People's & Children Movement. I had my life Long Best friend Stephanie Miles, my cousin Eva Martinez, my close friend Cheyenne Fidler and recently Emily Pike of my tribe all Murdered. So I chose to honor their Death with a Skeleton Hand across my face, as a reminder not all come home. The hurts I've endured without justice for them, and the choice to speak loudly about them. It's my homage to opening up for the world to know it's still appare

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

All of us on this body might not make sense as to why we are here. But each of us represents a very heartful memory, full of love and pain. Setting a standard of my body, my story, my art. You can listen, judge , and criticize, I'll still get more pieces you won't understand, but we have our stories to tell. So listen closely.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use it to buy supplies to build a home on the reservation for my family to have a home of our own. I'm currently in enrolling in Welding School to get a good job. I'm wanting better for my family because I've not been able to provide a home of our own, so I'm wanting to build one. My children deserve it. That's what I'll do with the money.