As 84 percent of Greenland's land mass is covered by the Greenland ice sheet, Inuit live in three regions: Polar, Eastern, and Western. In the 1850s, additional Canadian Inuit joined the Polar …

3 days ago · The Inuit are believed to have crossed to northwest Greenland from North America, using the islands of the Canadian Arctic as stepping-stones, in a series of migrations that …

Sep 1, 2025 · Complete guide to Greenland's indigenous population. Discover Inuit culture, traditional practices, and how these resilient people adapted to Arctic life.

Discover the history, culture, and resilience of the Greenlandic Inuit, from ancient Arctic migrations to modern cultural revival in Greenland.

Mar 21, 2025 · All this change is becoming a test of how intact Greenland’s unique heritage will emerge, and it connects with the island’s politics, too.

Although the term 'Greenlandic' is applied to all citizens of Greenland, regardless of their ethnic background; in some instances, the term is used specifically to refer to the Indigenous Inuit …

The majority of the people of Greenland speak the Inuit language, Kalaallisut, which is the official language, while the second language of the country is Danish.

Mar 14, 2021 · Europeans returned to Greenland permanently in 1721 when the missionary Hans Egede (1686-1758) went to evangelize the Inuit. In 1728 Egede founded Godthab (now called …

Although we have no written accounts from these earlier eras, an abundance of tools and settlements found throughout Greenland has confirmed that the Inuit cultures of the past were …

The history of Greenland is a history of life under extreme Arctic conditions: currently, an ice sheet covers about eighty percent of the island, restricting human activity largely to the coasts. The …