GREENLAND: HIGH ARCTIC HERITAGE

The Inughuit people (or Arctic Highlanders) are a small minority within the Inuit community that inhabit the northernmost villages of Qaanaaq, Siorapaluk and Qeqertat.  In August 2022 the HASAN field team visited these villages to complete the first installment of our High Arctic Heritage Program.  By meeting with elders, artisans, home-cooks, story-tellers, textile makers, carvers and hunters we were able to assess what ancient traditions still remain. While these villages are still rich in the culture of the Inughuit people, many of the endemic traditions are in their last generation. 

HASAN is planning a return trip to continue working with the Inughuit and increase the global visibility of their vanishing cultural traditions.