NUUK, Greenland — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she's proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit traditions and ...

The shaman, who has Inuit facial tattoos, works with spiritual healing ... hunting for seals, whales and polar bears. Their traditional religion is animist. Inuit believe that “every animal ...

Greenlanders in recent years have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions like drum dancing or getting Inuit tattoos. For some, it’s a way to proudly reclaim their ancestral roots. But it's ...

Wearing Inuit facial tattoos, Shaman mother and daughter ... Shaman Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq places her hand on the paw of a polar bear that her family hunted and that is now at a studio where ...