The culture of Greenland
has much in common with Inuit
tradition, as the majority of people are descended from Inuit. Many people still go ice-fishing
and there are annual dog-sled races in which everyone with a team participates.
has now become somewhat of a tourist
attraction. It holds contests to attract tourists such as dog racing, ice fishing, hiking, and cross country racing.
Traditional Greenlandic culture
Greenlandic people are mostly of Inuit origin. The nation's culture reflects that. Hunting
is iconic to their culture and most Greenlanders still hunt at least part-time to supplement their diet and provide skins for clothing and kayaks
The Thule region
The northwest corner of Greenland is known as the Thule region. It is roughly the size of Germany, but inhabited by fewer than 1,000 people. The northern-most year-round communities on earth (Siorapaluk
, Moriasaq and Qaanaaq
) are in the Thule region. Siorapaluk, with approximately 80 residents, is just 730 nautical miles
(1,360 km) from the North Pole.
Currently, though most families in the Thule region need at least one member in salaried employment in order to pay for electricity and other modern amenities, hunting remains a revered profession. Traditional foods like seal
, are consumed frequently. Hunters still wear hand-made polar bear
skin garments, caribou anoraks
and skin boots for warmth on winter hunting trips. Many of the men maintain world-class... Read More