The Inuit are indigenous people living in the Arctic regions including Greenland, Alaska, and Canada. In east Greenland, they speak East Greenlandic. There are three dialects of Greenlandic because the people of Greenland are so separated and isolated from each other that the three different dialects developed. There are also west Greenlandic and northern Greenlandic dialects.

The Inuit make up about 88-89% of the population of Greenland, along with some Inuit/Danish. These are some photos of Tasiilaq’s Inuit population. Karen Gries took most of these photos.

This last photo is a local who is trying hard to keep alive the ancient Inuit tradition of Drum Dancing. He performed for us in our hotel one evening.