Avannaata Qimussersua, Greenland’s Main Dog Sledding Race, Finds an Uncomfortable Spotlight
During Osha Vance’s planned visit to Greenland this week, the second lady and one of her sons will attend one of the most skiing events in the world, called Avanaa Kimosro, according to the White House.
The visit, which comes amid the background of President Trump’s pledge to make Greenland a part of the United States, has armed dogs in the world’s spotlight, and competition organizers Not Happy.
“We did not call them,” said the race organizers In a statement On Sunday, referring to Mrs. Vans, the wife of Vice President JD Vance and their son, adding that “they may come as viewers” because the event is open to the audience.
Avanata Qimussersua, which translates into “the Great Racing in the North”, is an unlikely place for geopolitical tension.
It started in 1988 and is actually the Greenland National Championship in this sport. The annual event is a race of approximately 26 miles across ice and snow that brings the most difficult two teams known as dog drivers-and the most difficult dogs together over some of the most hidden terrain that can be imagined.
Dog Sleeders spend years in raising and training the strong structures on a competition cherished by Greenlanders as a high point in the Arctic culture. The organizers call it “a difficult event that highlights the bond between humans and their dogs.”
The 2025 edition will be held on Sunday in Sisyimriot, on the western coast of Greenland.
Greenland is home to the largest population of the remaining dug in the Arctic and has a long tradition of the culture of dogs. Recently, sport was at a threat With warming climate.
The race consists of about 37 mushrooms and 444 dogs from all over Greenland. Each team consists of 10 to 14 dogs. Sleeps should be from the traditional green and green design and cannot include foreign components such as contestants in ski or plastic parts, according to the official rules.
For Greenlanders, skiing on dogs is more than just sport. It is an important way to celebrate the culture of Innit.
The date of skiing on dogs in Greenland is more than 4000 years and played a major role for generations of peoples in the Arctic, including ThULE, the ancestors of the INEN, according to Qimmeq, a research project on the dogs that are adept at Copenhagen University.
Avanata qimussua organizers confirmed this cashier on Sunday about Mrs. Vans, who seemed to include an implicit message to Mr. Trump.
“We, as a people, as a state,” will not be ashamed to show and defend that our way of life, culture and identity are not for sale. “
Maya Tiklei and Jeffrey Gretlman The reports contributed.
