THE DANISH-NORWEGIAN STATE AND FORMALISED TRADE
From 1720 the Danish-Norwegian state founded trading stations in Greenland.
This facilitated the exchange of goods.
Who is Jakobshavn named after?
When did Ilulissat officially get its original name back?
This picture is from Ilulissat – what year?
At the beginning of the colonial era, Disko Bay had the best hunting conditions in Greenland.
So here was the largest group of hunters, hunting and selling what they caught.
The colonial power was dependent on the best hunters.
What is a great hunter?
Why was the colonial power dependent on the good hunters?
What happened in the 1920s?
The picture shows one of the grocery stores.
This is administrator Sofus in his shop. These shops were part of the trading posts and supplied the hunters with European goods.
What kind of goods did the great hunters get from the grocery stores?
How did the way of life of the Inuit change?
What happened during the 1800s?
From 1720 the Danish-Norwegian state founded trading stations in Greenland.
This facilitated the exchange of goods.
Who is Jakobshavn named after?
When did Ilulissat officially get its original name back?
This picture is from Ilulissat – what year?
At the beginning of the colonial era, Disko Bay had the best hunting conditions in Greenland.
So here was the largest group of hunters, hunting and selling what they caught.
The colonial power was dependent on the best hunters.
What is a great hunter?
Why was the colonial power dependent on the good hunters?
What happened in the 1920s?
The picture shows one of the grocery stores.
This is administrator Sofus in his shop. These shops were part of the trading posts and supplied the hunters with European goods.
What kind of goods did the great hunters get from the grocery stores?
How did the way of life of the Inuit change?
What happened during the 1800s?
