Did you know..

that the name Innisaq means the one who was granted life. According to some legends, this name could be whispered into the ear by a shaman with special powers to a dead person and the person would come back to life.

Shamans had helping spirits called Innersuit (Fire Beings). Thus the name also could mean The One Who was Resurrected through the Fire Beings.

The European name Henrik was often Greenlandized with the name Innisaq, as was Edward with the traditional Greenlandic name Ittuat. (the leader/senior)

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18 November
The book can be ordered by contacting Ilinniusiorfik

6 May
Oqaasileriffik has recently released an annual report for 2007 and 2008. It can be obtained under ´Oqaasileriffik´s publications´.

26 March
Schultz Lorentzen's 'Dictionary of the West Greenland Eskimo Language' is now available for download in Excel. (See: Language database)

7 March
A Telephone Phrase Book for Danish speakers, can be downloaded for free under 'publications'