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There may be only about 51,000 Kalaallit in the world, but we know how to resist imperialism The post Greenland Has Been ...
For centuries, Denmark has presented itself as a good colonial power in Greenland. But, over time, the dark history of a ...
When you spy this nation on the map you might think it looks tiny wedged in on the contingent of Europe but when you take ...
“We have just been a plaything or toy for the last 300 years,” explains Qupanuk Olsen, arguably Greenland’s most famous ...
Researchers analyzed ancient and modern genetic samples of the Greenlandic Qimmit breed to shed light on the long ...
Most visitors only get a fleeting glimpse of the country. With more time, travelers can hike past cobalt fjords, verdant ...
The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise ...
Using the DNA from both modern dogs and ones found at archaeological sites, researchers have been able to explore the longest ...
Genomic data shed light on how populations of sled dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years.
A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.
A study published on July 10 in the journal Science maps the path of Greenland sled dogs from their ancient origins to the present day. Researchers sequenced the genomes of 92 dogs from regions of ...