Inuit Tattoos in Greenland Today: A Marker of Cultural Identity

For years, Greenland has been under Danish colonial rule, which has left the Indigenous People of Greenland with trauma that still haunts them today. The search for identity that has left many young Inuit angry and confused has been difficult to express. Many young Inuit have chosen to use tradition...

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Published in:Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
Main Author: Jensen Hansen, Tukummeq
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Language:English
Published: Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada 2022
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https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan216
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1099153ar 2023-06-11T04:12:06+02:00 Inuit Tattoos in Greenland Today: A Marker of Cultural Identity Jensen Hansen, Tukummeq 2022 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1099153ar https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan216 en eng Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada Érudit Scandinavian-Canadian Studies vol. 29 (2022) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1099153ar doi:10.29173/scancan216 ©, 2022TukummeqJensen Hansen Greenland tattoo Inuit identity text 2022 fterudit https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan216 2023-05-13T23:13:06Z For years, Greenland has been under Danish colonial rule, which has left the Indigenous People of Greenland with trauma that still haunts them today. The search for identity that has left many young Inuit angry and confused has been difficult to express. Many young Inuit have chosen to use traditional tattoos to heal and strengthen themselves, to show that they are Inuit, to show that they are Kalaallit (Greenlanders). This phenomenon has been seen in Indigenous communities around the world who have experienced similar colonial violence. This essay focusses mainly on the young Inuit from Nuuk, but also discusses the Inuit from Nunavut. Les années de domination coloniale danoise au Groënland ont causés des traumatismes qui hantent encore aujourd’hui les peuples autochtones du Groenland. La recherche d’identité qui a laissé de nombreux jeunes Inuits confus et en colère a été difficile à exprimer. De nombreux jeunes Inuits ont choisis d’utiliser les tatouages traditionnels pour guérir et renforcer leur sens d'eux-mêmes, pour montrer qu’ils sont Inuits, pour montrer qu’ils sont Kalaallit (Groenlandais). Ce phénomène a été observés à travers le monde dans les communautés autochtones qui ont expérimenté une violence coloniale similaire. Cet essai se concentre principalement sur les jeunes Inuits de Nuuk, mais parle également des Inuits de Nunavu. Text Greenland greenlander* Groenland groenlandais inuit inuits kalaallit Nunavut Nuuk Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Greenland Nunavut Nuuk ENVELOPE(-52.150,-52.150,68.717,68.717) Scandinavian-Canadian Studies 29
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description For years, Greenland has been under Danish colonial rule, which has left the Indigenous People of Greenland with trauma that still haunts them today. The search for identity that has left many young Inuit angry and confused has been difficult to express. Many young Inuit have chosen to use traditional tattoos to heal and strengthen themselves, to show that they are Inuit, to show that they are Kalaallit (Greenlanders). This phenomenon has been seen in Indigenous communities around the world who have experienced similar colonial violence. This essay focusses mainly on the young Inuit from Nuuk, but also discusses the Inuit from Nunavut. Les années de domination coloniale danoise au Groënland ont causés des traumatismes qui hantent encore aujourd’hui les peuples autochtones du Groenland. La recherche d’identité qui a laissé de nombreux jeunes Inuits confus et en colère a été difficile à exprimer. De nombreux jeunes Inuits ont choisis d’utiliser les tatouages traditionnels pour guérir et renforcer leur sens d'eux-mêmes, pour montrer qu’ils sont Inuits, pour montrer qu’ils sont Kalaallit (Groenlandais). Ce phénomène a été observés à travers le monde dans les communautés autochtones qui ont expérimenté une violence coloniale similaire. Cet essai se concentre principalement sur les jeunes Inuits de Nuuk, mais parle également des Inuits de Nunavu.
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