The alternative of Greenland and the Inuit live

In northern Greenland town of Ilulissat, about 4500 Inuit life. They have been from the traditional igloo, moved to a wooden house, life seems to be happening with the changes in turn the world upside down.

Northern Greenland town

To date: 2010 October

Guest location: Northern Greenland Inuit settlement of Ilulissat, Louis and Peter's home

Guest characters: freelance North Mountain demon

Modern equipment

I have seen on the plane the Inuit, but the first sight of Louis, it was a bit of a surprise, the Inuit appearance, too much like our Oriental, I even think Louis is like Mongolia family elders as gracious.

Newcomers to the freshness and excitement, Louis took me to visit his home. This is a set of three rooms of the house, have everything that one expects to find modern indoor equipment. The living room, plasma TV, huge comfortable leather sofa, refrigerator, the kitchen lampblack machine, goods are available in all varieties. In northern Greenland, where an average of only 10 �� C this summer, I even balcony and found a large freezer! To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. This is what I imagine numerous Inuit home? It seemed so ordinary, too ordinary, with our home furnishing not respectively.

Louis manual

Louis while doing manual work, while chatting with me. In fact, they moved into the house apartment soon, the town of modern life, is also the matter of the last ten or twenty years, dating back to the last century 70's, here have not even electricity! I asked Louis what is your work, she suddenly come up with many small gloves, earrings, etc., these are the seal products! This is pure Inuit manual!

The whole piece of seal to make interior decoration

Seal was here Inuit necessities of life. They make clothes, use the seal's fur shoes, to resist this winter cold. These used for gloves, eardrop seal skins, are actually the leftover materials.

Louis said, do a good job in the future are sold here as souvenirs for tourists. "Don't underestimate this little thing, every price is to be sold on sanwubo Danish Krone!" Louis smiled and said.