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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 ...
Most visitors only get a fleeting glimpse of the country. With more time, travelers can hike past cobalt fjords, verdant ...
For centuries, Denmark has presented itself as a good colonial power in Greenland. But, over time, the dark history of a ...
The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise ...
Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...
A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...
Centuries-old DNA has confirmed that Greenland ’s sledge dog Qimmit is the oldest yet known domesticated dog breed, a ...
A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.
Centuries-old DNA has confirmed that Greenland ’s sledge dog Qimmit is the oldest yet known domesticated dog breed, a ...
Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...
Genomic data shed light on how populations of sled dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years.