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How Nukaaraq Olsen preserves Greenland's sled dog culture

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February 27, 2026

In Sisimiut, Greenland, musher Nukaaraq Olsen trains his 23 sled dogs and competes to keep a centuries‑old Arctic tradition alive, carrying on the culture his father taught him.

In Sisimiut, Greenland, musher Nukaaraq Olsen keeps a generations‑old dogsledding tradition alive. Raised around sled dogs, he now trains his own 23‑dog team, hunts caribou and marine animals to feed them, and builds his own sleds. Guided by the legacy of his father he sees dogsledding as culture, identity and freedom. As he prepares for the national dogsled race, Nukaaraq hopes not only to win but to help preserve Greenland’s unique Arctic heritage for the next generation.

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