If you'd like a summary of the native Inuit culture that developed on the world's largest island, Kalaallit Nunaat, please jump to my other Greenlandic culture page. Otherwise, take a tour of the pictures below. (Also see the Greenland map, courtesy of the University of Texas library system.)

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Seal-Skin Tent

A traditional seal-skin tent, used for centuries by the island's Inuit residents, is on display in the west coast city Sisimiut.

Hunting Lodge

In Sisimiut at Knud Rasmussen high school, a typical sod hunting lodge from the Thule area was recreated by the school's alumnists.

Inuit Burial Mound

This Inuit burial mound on Eqaliut, on Lysefjord, is about 200 years old.

Qajaq Culture

In towns like Nuuk and Sisimiut, young Greenlanders are reclaiming their cultural heritage and returning to the water in hand-built "qajaqs."

Seal Stew

Seal stew, cooked here by a woman in Sisimiut, is a favorite Greenland dish.

Drying Cod

Greenlanders still dry cod on nets during the short, but brilliant summer.