Eskimo Life by Fridtjof Nansen.
Replica (facsimile copy) of 1893 edition by Longmans, Green, and Co., London. This is an enchanting book with beautiful illustrations and vivid writing. Colorful accounts of the dangers and skills required for sealing via kayak. Includes a wealth of information regarding kayaking equipment and culture in post-contact Greenland.

Sacred Hunt: A Portrait of the Relationship Between Seals and Inuit by David Pelly.
In this book David Pelly richly describes the importance of the seal hunt, beginning with the respect for seals underlying the hunt. This respect is reflected in the myths, legends, rituals, and traditions of the Inuit, which include stories about hunters transforming themselves into seals and the practice of offering a killed seal water to drink.Details from Amazon.

The Wedding of Palo (Palos Brudefaerd), a video by Knud Rasmussen, 1935.
This fictionalized documentary was filmed with Ammassilik (East Greenland) natives and records Greenlandic life in the 1930's. Kayaking legend Manasse Mathaeussen is reported to have performed some of the rough-water kayaking stunt work. In addition to a wealth of cultural information, and scenes of kayaks and umiaks, there is enough kayaking footage, including close-up scenes of a partial sliding stroke, to keep Greenland-style kayakers very interested. Subtitles in English. Details from videoflicks.com.

Culture Greenland 
A portal to Greenland's culture on the internet. The aim of Culture Greenland is to maintain a large list of web sites with topics on Greenland's culture. Also of interest is the National Image Database of Greenland.  Search on "kajak" for a number of old kayak images. Another feature, currently under construction, is the National Sound Database of Greenland.

Greenland National Museum & Archives 
This museum, located in Nuuk, Greenland is the central institution for research and documentation of the Greenland cultural history. It is also the central archival institution for public archives and offices. The museum holds a large collection of Greenlandic kayaks, but as yet, there is not a 'web tour' of the exhibition. The clothing exhibition contains an image of a Greenlandic whaling suit replica, a one-piece dry-suit that was used in open boats (at bottom of http://www.natmus.gl/en/formidling/dragter/fdragter.html).

Baidarka List Archives
Discussion on every aspect of qajaq building. Searchable archive and Cultural Information. Excellent Books and Reference section. Also information on Steam Bending.

*Qajaq USA does not receive compensation from the display or sale of any books or videos listed on this page. These sources are provided soley as a service to the Greenland-kayaking community.