Aron of Kangeq

Deceased Person

1822 – 1869

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Who was Aron of Kangeq?

Aron of Kangeq was a Greenland Inuit hunter, painter, and oral historian. His woodcuts and watercolors are noted for their depiction of Inuit culture and history, and the often violent encounters between Inuit and Danish colonizers. His storytelling is known to children's literature in Greenland.

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Born
Apr 9, 1822
Kangeq
Died
Mar 12, 1869
Kangeq

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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