NUUK, Greenland — 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 ...

Amid dizzying changes caused by a warming climate and global attention, Greenlanders don’t want to have to choose between ...

Greenlanders are embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions like Inuit tattoos. It's a way to reclaim their ancestral roots and publicly reject the legacy of Christian missionaries from Europe who ...

It's also a way to reject the legacy of European Christian missionaries who colonized Greenland in the 18th century and suppressed their traditions, labeling them as pagan. “The sacredness of ...

Greenlanders Embrace Pre-Christian Inuit Traditions as a Way to Proudly Reclaim Ancestral Roots NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel ...

and Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq, pose for a portrait at Aviaja’s studio where she performs Inuit ancestral spiritual healing in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao) ...