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== Article Evaluation == The article being evaluated is the History of Greenland.History of Greenland

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The information is fairly neutral.

The information about the native groups could be more flushed out.

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Late Dorset and Thule Cultures
The Late Dorset culture inhabited Greenland until around 200 BCE. This culture was primarily located in the northwest of Greenland, far from the Norse who lived around the southern coasts. Archaeological evidence points to this culture predating the Norse or Thule settlements. In the region of this culture, there is archaeological evidence of gathering sites for around four to thirty families, living together for a short time during their movement cycle.

Around 1300-1400 CE, the Thule arrived from the west settling in the Northeast areas of Greenland. These people, the ancestors of the modern Greenland Inuit, were flexible and engaged in the hunting of almost all animals on land and in the ocean, including walrus, narwhal, and seal. The Thule adapted well to the environment of Greenland, as archaeological evidence indicates that the Thule were not using all parts of hunting kills, unlike other arctic groups, meaning they were able to waste more resources due to either surplus or well adapted behaviors.

The nature of the contacts between the Dorset and Norse cultures is not clear, but may have included trade elements. The level of contact is currently the subject of widespread debate, possibly including Norse trade with Thule or Dorsets in Canada

History
Humans are thought to have arrived in Greenland, possibly from Ellesmere Island, around 3000–2500 BCE. Other researchers believe the first humans in Greenland were members of the Saqqaq culture who migrated to western Greenland from Northern Canada around 2500 BCE. Saqqaq people are unrelated to contemporary Greenlandic Inuit people

Around 700 BCE, people from the Dorset culture settled in Greenland, they flourished in Greenland until around 200-100 BCE.

The Thule people began colonizing Greenland from the northwest about 1400 CE. The Thule are considered the ancestors of the modern Greenland Inuit. They settled the Northeastern sections of Greenland, possibly coming out of Canada. Norse colonization began around 950 and lasted a few centuries.

The Primary method of survival for the Thule was hunting seal, narwhal, and walrus as well as gathering local plant material. Archaeological evidence of animal remains suggests that the Thule were well adjusted to Greenland and in such a way that they could afford to leave potential sources of fat behind.

European visitors to Northeast Greenland before the early 19th century reported evidence of extensive Inuit settlement in the region although they encountered no humans. In 1823, Douglas Charles Clavering met a group of twelve Inuit in Clavering Island. Later expeditions, starting with the Second German North Polar Expedition in 1869, found the remains of many former settlements, but the population had apparently died out during the intervening years.

Denmark–Norway passively maintained a claim to Greenland until 1721, when it resumed possession of the territory. In 1814, possession was awarded to Denmark by the Treaty of Kiel. In 1979, the Greenlanders voted to become autonomous. There is an active independence movement.

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The population of Greenlandic Inuits has fluctuated over the years. A smallpox outbreak reduced the population from 8,000 to 6,000 in the 18th century. The population doubled in 1900 to 12,000 then steadily rose by around 100 people each year from 1883-1919. Tuberculosis caused a drop in the population, but after several decades of steady birth rates and commercial fishing over traditional hunting, the population reached 41,000 in 1980.

Greenland Inuit diet consists of a combination of local or traditional dishes and imported foods, with the majority of Inuit 18-25 and 60+ preferring traditional foods like whale skin and dried cod over imported foods like sausage or chicken. A study of Inuit food preferences reveals that though most Inuit ages 18-25 and 60+ prefer traditional food, it also reveals that those who grew up in villages only consumed traditional foods 31 times a month and those who lived in Danish areas would consume traditional foods 17 times per month. The reasons for the lack of traditional food consumption varies, but 48% of respondents claim that they wanted to have variety in their diet, 45% of respondents said it was difficult to obtain traditional foods, and 39% said that traditional foods were too expensive. The kinds of whale that traditionally hunted and consumed are the Minke and Fin whales, both are under International Whaling Commission (IWC) watch. Greenland Home Rule implemented IWC quotas on aboriginal whale hunting, reducing hunting of Minke whales to a maximum of 115 per year and Fin whales to 21 per year.