Greenlandic Americans

Greenlandic Americans (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Amerikkarmiut; Danish: Grønlandsk-amerikanere) are Americans of Greenlandic descent.

Greenlandic Americans

Kalaallit Amerikamiut (Greenlandic) Grønlandsk-amerikanere (Danish)
Total population
352[1]
Languages
American English, Greenlandic, Danish
Religion
Christianity (Lutheranism), Irreligion, Inuit religion
Related ethnic groups
Greenlanders, Danes, Danish Americans, Faroese Americans, Scandinavian Americans, European Americans, Iñupiat, Native Americans, Sami Americans

Greenlandic Americans are often categorized as Scandinavian or Danish Americans, because of Greenland's status as an autonomous territory of Denmark. Some are in fact of Danish descent, though many are of Inuit ancestry, which is culturally distinct despite geographic similarities.^[2]

Notable Greenlandic Americans

• Amandla Stenberg, actress
• Karina Møller, singer from the musical group Pamyua
• Maligiaq Padilla, kayaker
• Minik Wallace
• Simon Lynge, singer

See also

• European Americans
• Hyphenated American
• Nordic and Scandinavian Americans