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 abo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Akureyri
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
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| Online Access: | https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-17-no-2-2022/colonisation-then-and-now-in-avanersuaq/ |
| 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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| ISSN: | 1670-6242 |