Old film of inuit from East Greenland.

This is a film from another time (1926), made by a norwegian, and may be considered a bit racist in it's form. Remember, the world has evolved much since then, both the way of life for these people, and also how the world sees indigenous people.
These inuit are called tunumiit.

[@anguteeraqolsen2016]

I saw my grandparents in this!🤯🤩

[@MrLockertsen]

Wow! How cool! Gotta love the internet! :)

[@How.Dare.You.]

Cant be. You must be pretty old yourself

[@brucefranklin1317]

Wonderful people living in the chill. They loved spring got so little warmth from sun. They had great outlook on life.

[@putulikilisituk416]

In our language grammar, and I suppose it is the same for other regions in the arctic, the correct way of using the word Inuit is Inuit which doesn't need a 's' and is already plural. Inuk means one person, Inuuk means two and Inuit is three or more.

[@MrLockertsen]

Thank you, Putulik. I learn something new every day! :-D

[@HerrSchwaar]

What a kind of drugs they used ??? 2:00

[@user-jf8ho8pv2s]

Hi! What means: Kalaallit Nunaat ? Kala is fish in Finnish and Estonian.

[@thekathal]

@@user-jf8ho8pv2s kalaallit nunaat means "our country, Greenland" I believe

[@hakapeszimaki8369]

@@HerrSchwaar they did nit need any. Enjoying to be together and making fun.

[@astraluna6is9]

Thankful for Knud Rasmmusen, and his undying love for exploratory knowledge, truth, and respect for those that relayed the ancient stories to him when no one really cared one way or the other. This footage is absolutely priceless.

[@mikaelkalia3783]

I come from this place. And city name is Tasiilaq ;) I´m live here still away

[@blvclaire]

really? amazing!!!

[@lds-lab.divulgazionescient3335]

This video is a valuable piece of history, Thanks a lot! :)

[@0mgskillz96]

Look how vibrant and happy they were! I love the dancing! They had a tight community and a cherished identity, sadly it will probably never be the same.. Ethnocide, colonization and trauma has done its toll. The Inuit identity and way of life was forged in that environment for centuries, and when you take that away from them and implement the Western lifestyle (which is not suitable for that area), it can only lead to depression and alcoholism. It’s the same story all around the globe..

[@nesss5403]

your country is not the same either. No country is the same 100 years later

[@fasx56]

It was very interesting to watch this high quality video of Eskimo life in Greenland that is about ninety years old. One can only respect the skills of survival and crafts that they have developed to live in this brutal climate. The hardships they endure is written on their faces. I saw and heard no racists comment or actions, the term is vastly over used, movie was just fine.

[@oogabooga6219]

Happy family people. Very nice.

[@someotherdude]

The original Battle Rap!!

[@nothingasyousaid]

In our history, some of our ancestors move to the east, followed whales, cross over Aleutian Islands, because these island don't freeze in winter time, due to volcano actions in ring of fire. We all look same. If any Inuit goes to Siberia, no one can tell who is inuit and who is Siberian.

[@janesmith9024]

What a wonderful historic record. When I saw the lady breastfeeding it made me remember my breastfeeding my 5 including twins. it made me feel at heart we are all the same and motherhood does not change nor our love for our babies. We are all as one.

[@patrickkelmer6290]

Fascinating. As you can see, the people are still living in summer tents - the people of West Greenland were already living more westernised by that time.

[@kunstnersjael]

Tusind tak for den sjældne film!

[@iMontiify]

Hello from USA, I am very interested in exploring Ice and glaciers north of Greenland In the summertime June/July as I know it will be warmest with the most sunlight. Do native Thule Inuits have sailing vessels to explore these channels and northern arcitc circle, as dogsledding wont get too far in summer months. Much love from USA thanks

[@Ujuani68]

And then the Norwegians stole two polar bears, before going home!!

[@uptownliving3563]

Smart and beautiful people!' Senior Uptown!

[@fiskeskum]

Great film

[@thehoneybadger1223]

What is the year of this recording? // Hvad er året for denne optagelse?

[@MrLockertsen]

thehoneybadger1223 1926

[@thehoneybadger1223]

Thank you ☺

[@janesmith9024]

Yes 1926 just before my father was born (in England).

[@sdimas73]

I had an Alaskan Eskimo roommate at a College in Los Angeles. He was sent there by Bureau of Indian Affairs.

[@daveshen0880]

Inuk or yupik, but not eskimo.

[@Lana-pf5ce]

Okay?

[@pablopablos1334]

I admire such people they are so close to nature and adapted themself to it. I m so sorry that they have to suffer from western colonization...😔

[@pablopablos1334]

@Doge Moon I think you dont realize what impact the western colonists had on those people and the genocide on the native people is in our western societies mostly ignored ... mostly in the US

[@pablopablos1334]

​@Doge MoonYeah greenland was populated by denmark "face palm" when you dont count 2000 years of native population than yeah perhaps, get you facts right...

[@maugli3847]

What

[@Survivethejive]

Western people (vikings) were in southern Greenland before the Inuit were

[@thenegotiator3923]

They are at peace. Just each other and nature. Beautiful.

[@Nightmarepizza]

I believe the oneida also lived here

[@Latio3k]

Where in Tunu is this from?

[@Ujuani68]

This is from the Tasiilaq/Ammassalik area.

[@lmn6440]

Where is this from?

[@ifjchsiwocjcjs4378]

Greenland

[@ChicoLepkoski]

year?

[@MrLockertsen]

Francisco Lepkoski 1926

[@wr34l-15]

How did they get there...🤔

[@yesman3778]

“Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen and two Inuit from Greenland (one of them being a woman named Anarulunguag ) traveled the North American Arctic coast by dog team, moving from east to west to complete the 2,500 mile journey.” Dog team in the winter takes 18 months to do

[@thehoneybadger1223]

The description says it may be considered racist...how!? It's a part of history! It's real life footage of how the Inuits lived back then! It's no more offensive than native american footage, or footage of Trafalgar Square or New York city. It's valuable historical material that isn't to be tampered with or changed because some people might get offended.

[@MrLockertsen]

Agreed. It's just sort of a disclaimer. I actually wrote that mostly because of the text-boards in between that are in norwegian, not the actual footage. The writer did NOT think these inuits were equal to him, and they are somewhat "disrespectful"...

[@thehoneybadger1223]

Ahhh, well that is understandable

[@daveshen0880]

*Inuit. Without letter S.

[@user-qn7dm6vm6k]

Looks like Korean

[@anguteeraqolsen2016]

I hope so😆

[@n_y_0_n38]

sdimas73 We said amerindian

[@alfio1421]

The Inuits find it extremely offensive that you call them Eskimos. Tell one that and be prepared to fight...

[@MrLockertsen]

+Alfio Ferrea You are absolutely right, and I knew that. Consider it a glitch, and an error that is hereby corrected

[@kunstnersjael]

oh, no, we don´t fight over a name for us, sorry...we are far more peaceful than most people on earth

[@alfio1421]

Naja Abelsen I worked there (Sisimiut & Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat) for quite some time and I can attest to their friendliness. I remember fishing together and playing football (the original, not the American) at midnight with -12C. Wonderful people and wonderful places. Still I never called them eskimos, I considered it disrespectful. I called them Greenlanders or Inuits, though I never learned how to call them in their native tongue. Now, don't get me wrong but you guys can really drink... hehehe. Best regards...

[@kunstnersjael]

Good that you know us. But I'm sad to hear about the drinkingof your days: today people drink much less, and it is such a relief! I myself has never been drinking alcohol, and I know many other greenlenders like me.

[@alfio1421]

Naja Abelsen It is good to know that things got better. it was a wonderful experience for me to be among such wonderful people.

[@HerrSchwaar]

"The two drunken Drummers with one drum" 2:00 3:00

[@daveshen0880]

Racist

[@HerrSchwaar]

@@daveshen0880 You are a racist?

[@akbeautyrose7775]

They're NOT drunken. you say that because you DON'T know Inuit customs and culture. You DON'T KNOW WHAT they were doing using that one drum you IGNORANT racist

[@HerrSchwaar]

@@akbeautyrose7775 " Beauty rose"😂😂😂

[@perfectlypetiteshim2332]

Another people that I was shocked to find out they were not white people like portrayed in the series vikings…. Hmmm… beautiful in

[@verenatuna9010]

They are obviously white, but suntanned...