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‘It is difficult, if not impossible, for any person living in Canada today, Inuit or non-Inuit, to imagine what it was like to live as Inuit traditionally did,” Noel McDermott, one of the ...
When the former two animals see a man they try and escape, lest they be served as the woman was. The Inuit hunted seals, polar bears, walruses and beluga whales on the coast and caribou and musk ...
The Ijirait help two Inuit women, while nakasungnaikkaq are known as man-eaters and Narajat are gluttons. The Inurluit are not human, but, “never do any harm to human beings; they have no ...
In recent years, Greenlanders like her have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions, including drum dancing and Inuit tattoos. For some, it’s a way to proudly reclaim their ancestral roots.
Wearing Inuit facial tattoos, Shaman mother and daughter, Therecie Sanimuinaq Pedersen, left, and Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq, pose for a portrait at Aviaja’s studio where she performs Inuit ...
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit traditions and ...
In recent years, Greenlanders like her have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions, including drum dancing and Inuit tattoos. For some, it’s a way to proudly reclaim their ancestral roots.