Colonisation then and now in Avanersuaq

How does colonialism affect the Inughuit People of Avanersuaq today? In October and November 2021, I went to Qaanaaq, Ilulissat and Nuuk to find out. I had written my masters thesis on the colonisation of the Inughuit and now I wanted to see for myself. Although I had interviewed Greenlanders about...

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Published in:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
Main Author: Martin Binachon
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2022
Subjects:
fieldwork report english
anthro-se
art
Greenland
Ilulissat
Nuuk
Qaanaaq
Avanersuaq
greenlander*
Inughuit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33112/nm.17.2.3
https://doaj.org/article/36315a5743f644589e633b6f4247f02f
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Summary:How does colonialism affect the Inughuit People of Avanersuaq today? In October and November 2021, I went to Qaanaaq, Ilulissat and Nuuk to find out. I had written my masters thesis on the colonisation of the Inughuit and now I wanted to see for myself. Although I had interviewed Greenlanders about my research, I had not before been able to travel to the region owing to the pandemic. Although the weather created some challenges, in the end I stayed for 3 weeks in Greenland, listening to local people.

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