Greenlandic attitudes towards Norwegians and Danes from Nansen’s icecap crossing to the 1933 World Court verdict in The Hague

• Published in: Études/Inuit/Studies
• Main Author: Langgård, Karen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc. 2014
• Subjects: Fridtjof; Greenland; Greenland Icecap; Kayak; Norway; Nuuk; Études/Inuit/Studies; Fridtjof Nansen; greenlander*; greenlandic; Groenland; groenlandais; Atuagagdliutit
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1028853ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/1028853ar

After Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) crossed the Greenland icecap, he spent the winter in Nuuk and impressed the Greenlanders not only by demonstrating his skill and daring in kayaking, but also by his openness to Greenlandic food, culture, and traditions. Later on, when Danes and Norwegians came into...