Development of West Greenlandic Markets for Country Foods Since the 18th Century

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Marquardt, Ole, Caulfield, Richard A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: West Greenland; Inuit; country foods; sustainable development; mixed economy; subsistence; commoditization; kalaalimerngit; Groenland occidental; denrées tirées de la nature; développement durable; économie mixte; subsistance; vente de denrées; Arctic; Baleine; Greenland; Renne; greenlander*; greenlandic; Groenland; groenlandais; inuit; renne
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64244

Local markets for country foods have a history in West Greenland dating back to the early 18th century. After Danish colonization in 1721, Greenlanders gradually began selling these foods (West Greenlandic: kalaalimerngit), which included seal, whale, caribou, fish, and birds - first to the Danes an...