Comments by "nuqwestr" (@nuqwestr) on "Danish leader feeling the heat following Trump's repeated Greenland threats | DW News" video.
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The Norse predate the Inuit in Greenland
The *Inuit* first inhabited Greenland around **1200 to 1400 CE**. They are descendants of the **Thule people**, who migrated from the Canadian Arctic to Greenland. This migration marked the beginning of continuous Inuit presence in Greenland, and their culture has thrived there ever since.
The *Thule people* began to inhabit Greenland around the **13th century**. They migrated eastward from Alaska across Canada, eventually reaching Greenland and replacing the earlier Dorset culture. The Thule culture is considered the direct ancestors of the modern Inuit.
The *Dorset culture* was a Paleo-Eskimo culture that existed in the Arctic regions of North America, including Greenland, from around **500 BCE to 1500 CE**. The Dorset people are named after Cape Dorset (now Kinngait) in Nunavut, Canada, where the first evidence of their existence was found.
The Dorset culture is characterized by its distinctive artifacts, such as **triangular end-blades**, **oil lamps (qulliq) made of soapstone**, and **burins**. They primarily relied on sea mammals like seals and walruses for subsistence and used small hand sleds to transport materials since dogs and sleds were not yet in use.
The Dorset culture disappeared around 1500 CE, possibly due to climatic changes or interactions with the Thule people, who migrated eastward from Alaska and eventually replaced the Dorset culture.
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The *Inuit* first inhabited Greenland around **1200 to 1400 CE**. They are descendants of the **Thule people**, who migrated from the Canadian Arctic to Greenland. This migration marked the beginning of continuous Inuit presence in Greenland, and their culture has thrived there ever since.
The *Thule people* began to inhabit Greenland around the **13th century**. They migrated eastward from Alaska across Canada, eventually reaching Greenland and replacing the earlier Dorset culture. The Thule culture is considered the direct ancestors of the modern Inuit.
The *Dorset culture* was a Paleo-Eskimo culture that existed in the Arctic regions of North America, including Greenland, from around **500 BCE to 1500 CE**. The Dorset people are named after Cape Dorset (now Kinngait) in Nunavut, Canada, where the first evidence of their existence was found.
The Dorset culture is characterized by its distinctive artifacts, such as **triangular end-blades**, **oil lamps (qulliq) made of soapstone**, and **burins**. They primarily relied on sea mammals like seals and walruses for subsistence and used small hand sleds to transport materials since dogs and sleds were not yet in use.
The Dorset culture disappeared around 1500 CE, possibly due to climatic changes or interactions with the Thule people, who migrated eastward from Alaska and eventually replaced the Dorset culture.
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