Greenlandic qajaq as heritage, activity and tourism

• Main Author: Lennert, Frederik Adam
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2015
• Subjects: VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060::Nordisk kulturvitenskap: 061; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Bedriftsøkonomi: 213; VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060::Nordic cultural science: 061; VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Business: 213; RMG40; Arctic; Greenland; Kayak; greenlandic; inuit; Oqaatsut
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/7787

I will be using the Greenlandic name to what you know, as “kayak” which for me will be qajaq. (Note on Inuit terms: The word “kayak” is the English equivalent for a word spoken by Native Inuit. The word is made with the tongue against the uvula to produce a “q” sound (instead of a “k”). The “a” soun...