Greenland Inuit-Summer

Arctic People Galleries

Portrait of Avortungiaq as she sits by her house in 1971. Inuit woman elder. Qaanaaq. NW Greenland. (1971)
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Orfik Duneq, his wife Judithe & daughter Jacobine using an ice floe as a raft to cross a wide lead in early summer. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Kigutikak Duneq drinks from a meltpool at the ice edge. In summer the salt drops through. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Orfik Duneq, his wife Judithe & daughter Jacobine using an ice floe as a raft to cross a wide lead in early summer. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit Hunters butchering a Narwhal at the floe edge in Inglefield Bay. It was harpooned from a kayak near Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Jacob Angina, an Inuit hunter, holds a guillimot he has just shot on a Spring hunting trip at the floe edge near Siorapaluk. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Kigutikak Duneq, an Inuit hunter, stands on his sled to scan the sea for game during a Spring hunting trip at the floe edge near Siorapaluk. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit elder, Masautsiak Eipe fishing for sculpin through a lead in the sea ice. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit hunter, Jes Qujaukitsok, in a kayak. He is hunting for Narwhal or seal. Inglefield Bredening. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit woman, Alekasinguak Napa, chewing bearded seal skin, to soften it. It will be used for the sole of Kamik, a traditional boot. Qaanaaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Puto Angina, an Inuit woman with a sealskin on a drying frame, on the beach at a summer hunting camp in Inglefield Bay. Narwhal meat can be seen drying above her. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Masautsiaq Eipe, an elderly Inuit man, plays with one of his grandchildren at a summer hunting camp at Inersussat. Inglefield Bay, Qaanaaq, Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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The sun shines through a drying sealskin on a hunter's home in Siorapaluk. Avanersuaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Massautsiaq Eipe,an Inuit hunter, prepares to go sealvhunting in his kayak in Ingelfield Bay. Qaanaaq. North West Greenland. (1971)
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Sinarujuk Sadorana, an Inuit woman with few teeth smoking a pipe, sitting by her house. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit hunters travelling by boat in Inglefield Bay during the summer. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Simigaq Miunge, an Inuit woman, dressing her daughter Patdloq, in the morning at their home in Siorapaluk village. Avanersuaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Eqilana Simigaq, an Inuit woman, carries her son in a sealskin amaut (hooded jacket).Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland. 1980
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Taffinguaq Kiviok, jigging for Polar Cod at Inersussat near Qaanaaq. Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Inuit hunter, Ituko, catching Little Auks with a long handled net (ipu), near Cape Atholl. N.W. Greenland. 1980
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Kaugunaq Qissuk, an Inuit hunter, removes a Little Auk from an Ipu (long handled net) near Siorapaluk. Avanersuaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Tabitha Simigaq breast feeds her baby by their tent at a Sring camp near Siorapaluk. North West Greenland. Model released for mother. (1971)
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Tautsiannguaq, an Inuit hunter, with is wife, Tabitha, & their children at a Spring hunting camp near Siorapaluk. Avanersuaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland (1971)
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Inuit homes in the village of Moriussaq, in summer. Northwest Greenland. 1985
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Inuit hunter, Kale Hendriksen, prepares to butcher a walrus on an ice floe. N.W. Greenland. 1989
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Inuit hunter Jakob jumps a lead in summer sea ice. His huskies will follow. Qeqertat, NW Greenland. 1980
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Jacob, an Inuit hunter, ties boots onto one of his sled dogs to protect its feet from the sharp ice crystals of early summer. Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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Kale Hendriksen, an Inuit hunter, prepares to winch a walrus up onto an ice floe. Siorapaluk, N.W. Greenland. 1989
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Mikivssuk Petersen, an Inuit woman, sitting outside her house in the small community of Qeqertat in Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Avernersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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After a dog sled journey in the late Spring, an Inuit family make their way ashore across ice floes at the island of Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredening, Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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A young Inuit boy plays in a hunter's kayak at a summer hunting camp at Inersussat. Inglefield Bay, Qaanaaq, Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Masautsiaq Eipe sits in his kayak. He puts on his mittens before paddling off. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Massautsiaq Eipe, Inuit elder in his kayak with a seal he has killed in Inglefield Bay near Qaanaaq. North West Greenland. (1971)
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The small Inuit community of Qeqertat in Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Avernersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Inuit hunter, Ole Petersen, in his kayak with a Beluga, (white whale) he has hunted near Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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A dead Beluga (white whale) caught by Inuit hunters from Qeqertat using kayaks & hand harpoons. Inglefield Bredning. Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland (1971)
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Inuit hunters with kayaks in a line, return towing a dead narwhal to shore after a successful hunt. Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977
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Inuit hunter, Qitdlak Duneq, in his sealskin kayak amongst summer ice near Qeqertat, Inglefield Bredening, Thule, Avanersuaq. Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Isaq Qujaukitsoq, an Inuit hunter, harpoons a Narwhal from his kayak in Inglefield Fiord. Northwest Greenland. 1985
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A dead Narwhal in the water, which has been harpooned and killed by Inuit hunters in kayaks. Inglefield Bredening. Northwest Greenland. (1985)
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Close up of Narwhal in water showing its ivory tooth. Northwest Greenland. 1985
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Inuit hunters using kayaks at a Narwhal hunting camp near Qeqertat in Inglefield Bredning, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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An Inuit out hunting in his kayak at midnight in summer. Inglefield Bay. N.W.Greenland. 1985
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Mikile, An Inuit hunter, flensing a dead narwhal hunted near Qeqertat in Inglefield Bredening. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1985)
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Inuit hunter Ituko & his family during a summer boat trip. Northwest Greenland. (1989)
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Inuit Hunters in kayaks return to shore towing a Narwhal they have harpooned. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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An Inuit mother, Tukummeq, carrying her child in a sealskin amaut. Northwest Greenland. 1985
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Nukagpianguaq out hunting in a kayak uses a throwing board to hurl his harpoon. Qeqetat, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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Inuit hunters using kayaks for hunting in the summer, on a stripey sea. Inglefield Bay. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
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Houses in the Inuit community of Qaanaaq, on the shore of Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 2008
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Dramatic Asperatus cloud formation as a storm brews at dawn over Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 2008
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Inuit hunter with a Harp seal over the side of his boat after an autumn hunt. Northwest Greenland. 1987
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Inuit hunters, Kigutikak (right) and Aserpanguaq, returning to the floe edge in their kayaks towing a Bearded Seal after a successful hunt.Inglefield Bay. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit hunters using kayaks to hunt Narwhal at a summer hunting camp near Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredning, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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Avataq, an Inuit hunter prepares to butcher a male Narwhal on the shore. Qeqertat. NW Greenland. 1977
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Sofie Jensen, a young Inuit woman, dressed in traditional sealskin clothing. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008
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Frazil ice surrounds the Icebergs in autumn light, drifting off the coast of Northwest Greenland. 1987
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An Inuit hunter seal hunting in his boat near icebergs. N.W. Greenland. 1987
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An Inuit hunter in his kayak hunting for Narwhals amongst icebergs. Savissivik, N.W. Greenland. 1991
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Utoniaqssuaq,an Inuit elder, setting a fishing net from his boat to catch Arctic Char during the summer in MacCormick Fiord. Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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An Inuit hunter's boat among newly formed sea ice & icebergs. N.W. Greenland. 1987
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Icebergs & bergy bits in Inglefield Bay in golden autumn light near Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland.
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Qaqutsiaq, Arnaraisiaq, Aminguaq, Sofie & Massautsiaq, all members of the same Inuit family. they are dressed in their best traditional clothes for a celebration. Qaanaaq, Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Sofie Eipe (left), an Inuit woman, teaching her grandchildren traditional string puzzles. Qaanaaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Inuit children jigging for Sculpins in the summer from the ice foot at Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredening, Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Inuit family prepare to go to a summer camp by boat. Moriussaq, N.W. Greenland. 1997
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Jakob Petersen, an Inuit hunter, hikes overland to a summer Narwhal hunting camp on the coast of Qeqertat Island. Inglefield Bredening, Thule, Avanersuaq. Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Jakob Kristiansen out hunting with his grandson in a boat during the summer. Moriussaq, N.W. Greenland. 1997
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Inuit woman stretches a sealskin on a frame, to dry. Northwest Greenland. 1980
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A traditional Inuit drum made from sealskin and used for drum singing. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008
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Masautsiaq Eipe, an elderly Inuit man, drum sings using a traditional drum. Only the rim of the drum is struck. Qaanaaq, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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Patdloq & Isiagaitsoq,Inuit girls, getting up in the morning at their home in Siorapaluk village. Avanersuaq, Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Dramatic rock formation on the North coast of Inglefield Bay in Northwest Greenland. (1991)
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An iceberg shaped like a lemon meringue pie, bathed in warm autumn sunshine. Northwest Greenland. 1987
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Mikivssuk, an Inuit woman from Qeqertat, makes a string puzzle, representing a fox. Avernersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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Qulutanguaq, an Inuit hunter uses a sealskin Kayak to hunt Narwhal in the summer. Inglefield Bredning, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
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Harpoon head (made from Walrus Ivory) and line, used for Narwhal hunting. Northwest Greenland. 1980
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Sinarujuk Sadorana, an Inuit woman with few teeth smoking a pipe, Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Mikivssuk Petersen, an Inuit woman, stretching a seal skin onto a frame to dry in the summer. Qeqertat. Inglefield Bredening, Thule, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1977)
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Eqilana Simigaq, an Inuit woman, carries her son in a sealskin amaut (hooded jacket).Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland. 1980
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Massautsiaq Eipe,an Inuit elder, paddles his kayak back to a hunting camp with a seal he has killed in Ingelfield Bay. Qaanaaq. North West Greenland. (1971)
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Inuit hunters butcher a large Bearded Seal on the shore at a summer hunting camp in Inglefield Bay. Qaanaaq, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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Arnapaluk, an Inuit woman, trimming Beluga meat for drying on a meat rack at Qeqertat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1971)
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An Inuit hunter paddles his kayak in the calm summer waters of Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980
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Lars Kaerngak out seal hunting in his boat near Savissivik. N.W. Greenland. 1991
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Ituko, an Inuit hunter, on his boat during a summer hunting trip. Moriussaq, Northwest Greenland. 1985
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Inuit hunter with a Harp seal over the side of his boat after an autumn hunt. Northwest Greenland. 1987
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Kale Hendriksen, An Inuit hunter, steers his boat during a walrus hunt in Smith Sound. Northwest Greenland. (1989)
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An Inuit hunter, silhouetted in his boat returns home to Qaanaaq at sunset. Inglefield Bay, Northwest Greenland. 2008
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Tukaak, an Inuit hunter, out seal hunting in a boat during the autumn. Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. (1987)
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An iceberg reflected in a pool of meltwater under the midnight sun. N.W Greenland. 1997
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