story from my village
If you are
to be a hunter
you must be a risk taker and take a risk on
the unknown
Mathias petersen (late)
Kullorssuaq
KALAALLIT NUNAAT
A Grateful Acknowledgment to My Amazing Supporters
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Dear Friends,
This project, "Story from My Village," has been a journey of passion, storytelling, and connection. None of it would have been possible without each of you who chose to support and believe in this vision. Your generosity and encouragement have not only brought this dream to life but also made it a shared story of collective hope and effort.
I want to take a moment to thank every one of you personally. You are the foundation of this project, and your names deserve to be celebrated:
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| Daniel Meili | Gabriela Schaepman | Stefan Markschies | Fridolin Walcher |
| Alan Peters | Jonathan Wood | Jóhanna Valdemarsdóttir | Sigurdur Jonsson |
| Alexandra Messerli | Magnús Karlsson | Egill Steingrimsson | Geir Oddsson |
| Kristín Jóhannsdóttir | Adriana Nogueira Gassent | Sille Marie Myreng | Huginn Leifsson | | Lisa Germany | Erlingur Jens Leifsson | Karoline Hjorth | Roberto Magro | | Hafsteinn Nielsson | Finnbogi Óskarsson |
Rósa Þorsteinsdóttir | Stefan Jansen | | Grégoire Hauser | Jennifer Mark |
Mitha Sikkersoq Karlson | Wendy Mark | | Lilja Aðalsteinsdóttir | Ásdís Thoroddsen | Bjørn Hjelle | Th. Bjornsson | | Margrét Jónasdóttir |
Nancy Marie Brown | Peter Heinzke | Andreas Habsburg | | Helena Frederiksen | Terence Langley | Kat Kk | Marion Mohrlok |
The background of the project is a simple question, it is the first question a person asks a stranger: "where do you come from?“ With photographs and stories told by locals, we will make a book, which will take you on a journey through one most remote and culturally rich regions of Greenland.
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Suliariniakkamut tunuliaqutaasoq apeqqummiit pisariitsumiit pivoq. Tassaasoq takornartaq aperineqartarpoq siullertut: „Suminngaanneerpit?“ Assilissat oqaluttuallu atorlugit nunaqavissuneersut atuakkiarissavagut. Tamassumalu ingerlatissavaatit Kalaallit Nunaata avasissuaniitsunut, piorsarsimassutsikkullu pisoorsuusut killeqarfiit tikittassallugit.
Due to the vast geographical distance from north to south and east to west, and the presence of the second-largest ice sheet on Earth, Greenland as a nation is physically divided.
My hope is that this project will serve as a bridge uniting the nation through the ancient act of storytelling. Precisely what happens when a distant traveler is asked, 'Where do you come from?'
The project, in the form of a book, will journey across Greenland,bringing to light the unique stories from the Upernavik district,narrated by its own residents. These are tales from a region seldom visited by many of their fellow Greenlanders. In doing so, it aims to unite the nation as in times past when travelers met and gathered intents, an oil lamp flickering, dogs weathering the storm outside,while inside, stories from different parts of the land were exchanged.
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Nunap isortartussusersuarmigut avannaaniit kujataanut , kiisalu tunumiit kitaanut, sermersuaqarfiuneratalu Kalaallit Nunaat taamatuttaaq inuiaat sumiiffii agguarsimallutik.
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Neriuutigivara suliama nunat imminnut ungasikkaluaqisut inuiattulli ataatsimoortitsilernissaa. Soorlumi takornartaq aperineqaraangat: ”Suminngaanneerpit?”
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Suliariaq una atuaganngoruni, Kalaallit Nunaat sinerlugu tikissavaa, saqqummersissavaalu Upernavik eqqaanilu najugallit oqaluttuppalaavi, najungaqavissunik oqaluttuarineartut. Oqaluttuaallu naminneq nunagisami eqqaanilu pisarsimasut, qaqutigorsuarlu kalaaleqatiminnit allaniit tikinneqartarsimasut. Nunat inuilu imminnut ataqatingeeqqilernissaat siunniussaavoq. Soorlumi angalasut imminnut naapiinnaratik, ataatsimoorlutilli sakkutik katersoriarlugit, qulleq orsutortoq ikeriarlugu, qimmit silatiminni silarluttumi pitussimasut pissusissamisoortumilli, imminnut oqaluasaatiinnartut, oqaluttuat aggerfimminnit, najukkaminnillu paarlaasseqatigiinnertullu soorlu pinngortartoq.
In the summer of 2022, we embarked on an extraordinary month-long adventure through the challenging waters of northern Greenland. Sailing over 400 kilometers in an open boat, we visited 9 settlements in the Upernavik region, a region with a rich hunting and fishing culture that is gradually disappearing.
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asaq 2022 immikkuullarilluinnartumik Kalaallit Nunaata avannarpasissuani imartaatigut, pissanganartumik unammillernartumillu angalavugut, qaammat missingerlugu sivisussusilimmik. Umiatsiamik ammaannartumik 400 km isorartussusilimmut ingerlaarsimavugut, Uprnaviullu eqaani nunaqarfiit qulingiluat tikippagut. Immikkoortortaq nuna aalisarnikkut piniarnikkullu pisoorsuaqarfiusoq, tammalertulersorli.
