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Many photographs taken in Greenland are now in two museums in the Netherlands. Greenlanders may recognize their ancestors, their grandparents or themselves in the pictures. For this reason, the museums in the Netherlands have set up a cooperative project with two museums in Greenland with the aim of returning scanned photographs and slides to Greenland. Please take the chance to reconstruct the past from your own perspective by writing down your own personal stories and questions.

  • In the home of Lars Jonathansen. On the far left is his wife Asta, then Lars himself, and to his right Ardjan [Aartjan] Nooter. On the left of the picture is his eldest son, Toluâ.
  • Paulus Larsen, with his small son, Lars. Paulus is the only left-handed hunter in Tiniteqilâq. That?s why he was also known as Paulus Kitormarsortoq, meaning Paulus the left-handed??.
  • Asta Jonathansen is knitting. Asta is very fond of smoking a pipe and cigarettes. Behind her is the status symbol of the 1970s: a clock imported from Denmark.

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  • astrup: Giver minder om to pragtfulde år blandt dejlige , varme,sjove,hjælpsomme mennesker.Der dukker mange "grin " frem !
    Erik Astrup Nielsen
    January, 31st
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    • Aartjan Nooter: Kaere Erik Jeg er Aartjan, den eldeste son fra Gerti og Noortje. Jeg var denne gang i din klasse pa skole in Tinit. Jeg vil gerne contact med dig. Kan du sende et mail till min kone Cunera Buijs; info@volkenkunde.nl tak og hilsen Aartjan
      March, 5th

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  • Erik Hekman: These photos give me great insight into the Greenlandic culture!
    24 August 2011
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  • Mikkeline Larsen: uarnga alerarpua Mikkeline Larsen
    uddumikki tsulipperarpua niiverdisu pilersuisumik niiverdisu tsulilerngamali ugii mardi qaangiippu. kisia 14-nik ugeeralerngamali pilersuisumik tsulilalertimaua damadda ugii daanna 23-litsaaua, diilerilaar misiilatsarakkaajoor tsammilatsa duaasingi aamma piniarnii duaasingi inuusuddu mannginnikku tsammilardangaa atsingiinngidda, aamma piniarnii duaasingi misiilatsa amerdappu. iivi kalerngisimaardili naapigaalarpu ugii damangajaasa umiddivardinni daigani pisinnaarngijanngikkaangami ardaanni naapiddarpu aamma peralingiippii ardaa mannginnikku pilertsaarnguseerngijarngaalili angalaardarpu kaddidduli. mertserdiininnu aanaarnga Malina Larsen iisimmaatsimavarnga aamma perorngijardunninnu ilaasimaddungu peerngippitsaala duaani, tsuliaalartsimavaa kalaaddisuu taavali nuiliner, aerngalivardimi uangi damadda udduddinni damakkiva tsoruliineranginnaarngaardivaarpu, dammaaerdivaarpu,
    eqqaalaarngusupparnga Mikkel Larsen Aalaarnga juni-mi 1988 torusimaor, taavali uarnga inunngorngama atsertsimavaanga angajoqqaamma Mikkeline Larsen, eqqaalatsa amerdangalivarpu kisia damaava kiddiinnarpua,
    12 October 2011 - English
  • Boas Jonathansen: 13-ni ugeerardiva aaddardippua alivaajarderdua aeriilisu aamma 20-ni ugeerardiva paddaddusu ilinniardiva naammatsiua daava aeriiliiua dunu damaa aamma kilaani,daavali paddannermu dasiilami ilinniarpuu Villads Villandsenimi tsuli damadda paddaddusu eerdaua. aamma mertserdi kuisiddi uannu amerdaraa 50 ca.
    12 October 2011 - English
  • Boas Jonathansen: Uarnga iisimmarpua angoornga Billiam 25-mitsaani ugeerarpor daava idderalingiippuu,daamani qammakkami idderarpuu aamma daamani qilivatsiami paranngilar,qammakkami ilivaniippu atsingiinngitsi tsoordu neqi,daava uliivinni ulerarpuu aamma dungerarpuu.
    12 October 2011 - English
  • Boas Jonathansen: Uarnga iisimmarpua angoornga Billiam 25-mitsaani ugeerarpor daava idderalingiippuu,daamani qammakkami idderarpuu aamma daamani qilivatsiami paranngilar,qammakkami ilivaniippu atsingiinngitsi tsoordu neqi,daava uliivinni ulerarpuu aamma dungerarpuu.
    12 October 2011 - English
  • Thomasine Taqqisimat: Daa umiddivardinninngaaniddii igaarngiaadda damaava nunasiuu ugeer nalivarnga mertserdiinermi daamani qatsiinertser ugeer nalivarnga kisia,uppa pingasini ugeerardila daamava igaarpuu daa anaanarnga iddiloorpor iddiloorngiaami initsisimappiivarpu daa arpiiddiiddula anaanamma iddiliaa daa daddani addertserpuu iddaaiddinni qammakkami addiarderpuu daaminna piniardu tsaqqisiinnakki angalappu piniardu angitsaarngaarngala kaaddarpuu angikkaajummi miarderpitsaranngiluu aatsaa akkau angiiarngaarnga aatsaa akkadda Pele dunilarpaalingi angilamii daa nooqqiiarngaarnga qaner,daamani tsaqqisikku aaddardardi qaner,tsigiinerdunerngani daamani iddilernerngani tsaqqisili qaner,misiisimangaa ammarnitsaa piniardu ammaddarngiarngini tsaqqisikkoorduli kivisinnaalu daamaannerngani piniarpiingiddiddungu daava kaaddarpu piniarduuniaalivardili tsoornguna uangi kaaddarpuu angikkaajummi daa daanna qimalaarngaardungu kommuneraajalerma kommunimi miarderdalerpuu anaanarngamiilaa uloqqanertsiuleralerpor kommuni aqqulaadduli daava uangi piddualaarner piilerparpu daamani daa qaamma eerdanerngani aningaasartsiiarngaarnga daava kaatsaarpuu tsoordu kaatsaartsuu kisiammadda piniardu aaddatsaarngiarngaarngala igimmaqqulitsararnala iddaaidda iluani qiianakkaajoruutsuardini daa anaanarnga doruujarma 1970-mi uerarpua qalanngilingiiddila uerarpuu damakkerdila kiitsaarmi nugartserpaardau (Aardaaji) danmarkimi uerarpor daa uangi tsiamaaddula nuliakkaanginnaaddula uerarpuu daava angilaajalerma piniardiu daanna uisaarnga daanna angilaajalerma qalanngilikka dunilarpakka norngaalikkakka kaaddi isiiarpala niisiddarpakka daa angiitserpaardarnga atsuulini aviddardarnerngani daa uarnga unnilitsuddarparnga aammali uulivinni duneeqqardungu alitsaani anaanarnga 1970-mi doruujarma daava angiitserpaardarnga daanna Malina anaanasu pilerparnga uarnga tsoordu anaanaanginga kisi pitsangikku angiitserpaardarnga angiitserpaardama kisi pitsanginii uannu tsoordu alerdutsa aaqqitsiingatsani daa angiitserpaardarnga aertsardinngilarnga damakkivaninnga uliivii,qujanardimi kaannerpu daartsernerarpor eqqitsinardimi.
    12 October 2011 - English
  • Cunera Buijs: Tsakinga Noortje aamma Gert tsuudermi diilerilaamiippu daakkua angkaajummi neqi mamaavaa aatsaa daakkua orarpu uppa uangi ilanngaauu aamma diilerilaarmii orarpu pulaarniaatsi neqimi pararpu daava orarpu aatsaa uangi magippuu.
    12 October 2011 - English
  • ulrik nathanielsen: ugua uppa nulianili niili mamartsaraanaa
    5 October 2011 - English
  • mikael sanimuinaq: una qamutserder tsunnguaraar tsoordu daamani qamutserdarngama
    5 October 2011 - English
  • massanti lionel: taakkua nalivakka kiakkiilu kisia alisaa aimiivakka tsoordu denmark-imiikama kaimiinginnardungu addakkinga.
    5 October 2011 - English
  • massanti lionel: una kialigiar kaporniangar diimiarngaa tsunnguaraarngaar mamarpali tsoordu kuummiini.
    5 October 2011 - English
  • ulrik nathanielsen: tilføjede uku umiatsiaaqqamik angalasut immaqa kingulliit motooriat ajortunngorsimsut aamma suli kingulliup uniartoqarput immaqa umiatsiaaraq
    Vestgrønlandsk
    5 October 2011 - English
  • Thomas samuelsson: iddigai ereqqertsernerarder idderalingiiddardivagaii iddi alaaser qulingiluaalarpu, daa uerardi amerdakkaajorduardivagaii daaminna idderalingiiddarpu, qanganisaakkaajorduardivagaii.. Apertserertserdor: Ada Larsen. inunngordor: 1925
    5 October 2011 - English
  • jessenkristensen: assermi arnaq igalaap saavanni mersorpoq uimmi tikinnisaa alapernaatigalugu eqqaani piareesimapput uloq imasinammat arlannik pisaqarluni tikittoq
    5 October 2011 - English