A Natural Landscape of Culture

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World Heritage Site Aasivissuit – Nipisat

A unique living cultural landscape in an arctic setting at the heart of the largest ice-free area in Greenland with Outstanding Universal Value.

Research

Various research fields have been activated in this area as knowledge pertaining to both nature and humanities can be acquired.

Land Guide

Explore the rich animal and plant life in the area while learning about how locals use the land in their daily life.

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Plan your visit

There is an array of experiences to be had in Aasivissuit – Nipisat and the surrounding towns.

Education

Learn different information relating to culture, nature and the people.

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Monuments

Learn how to spot different monuments in the landscape and how to help us preserve them.

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Vast ranges & stunning wildlife

About the Land

The area contains many of our nation’s most treasured hunting grounds, from the majestic mountain ranges to the vast plaines around Aasivissuit. Learn about the natural resources in the sea, on land and in the sky overhead and everything in between. Discover the hunting traditions of the people that lived in these lands up to 4500 years ago and how Inuit today still use the same hunting grounds and methods. Meet the people who use and protect the land and learn how you can help preserve these treasures for generations to come.

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News

A website about cultural heritage

8. September 202312. September 2023

Foto: Paarnannguaq Jonathansen It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of our new website, www.inuitheritage.gl. This significant step into the digital world is the result of dedication and support from several foundations, including Aage V. Jensen’s Foundation, 15 June Foundation, Augustinus Foundation and Qeqqata Kommunia. Our…

Hunter-fishermen never stop working

1. September 202318. September 2023

Karl Timas Kajussen is born and raised in Saqqarliit, the fishing settlement that was abandoned in 1961 due to unsustainable trading conditions – meaning the settlement had no economic foundation. Currently he lives in Sarfannguit, the closest settlement to his childhood home. When he was young, he clearly remembers his…

Childhood memories in Aasivissuit – summer campsite

1. September 202312. September 2023

Martha Olsen has sat down with the director of Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq Museum, Dorthe-Katrine Olsen, to tell her childhood memories from 1955 until 1962, during which she as a 9-16 year old accompanied her family as they went to Aasivissuit for the yearly hunt and preservation of caribou meat. The…

Hunting & Fishing

Hunter-gatherer culture is a type of subsistence lifestyle that relies on hunting and fishing animals and foraging for wild vegetation and other nutrients like berries. Until approximately 12,000 years ago, all humans practiced hunting-gathering.

Aasivissuit – Nipisat is a living landscape that provides food for locals that either forage and hunt to fill that extra space in the freezer, or hunters and fishers that do it for a living by selling it to local companies.

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Animals and Plants

Discover the different animals that live on the land and in the sea in Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Explore the different edible plants in the vast landscape and get insights into the yearly cycle.

Living in the land

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A Natural Landscape of Culture

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