Jacob Tumanako works with young people, families and communities intersecting with the criminal justice system. He is also a Māori man with tattoos or tā moko. Here, Jacob offers a response to Paul Graham’s paper “Body as A Picture Book: A tool for narrative conversations inspired by tattoos”, which is published in this issue of the journal.

Key words: tattoo; tā moko; Māori; externalising; re-authoring; documentation; narrative practice

Tumanako, J. (2024). Response to “Body as A Picture Book: A tool for narrative conversations inspired by tattoos” by Paul Graham. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, (2). 94–95. https://doi.org/10.4320/REGK2280

Author pronouns: he/him