Shaman Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq places her hand on the paw of a polar bear that her family hunted and that is now at a studio where she performs Inuit ancestral spiritual healing in Nuuk, Greenland ...

Wearing Inuit facial tattoos, shaman mother and daughter, Therecie Sanimuinaq Pedersen, left, and Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq, pose Feb. 19 at Aviajaís studio, where she performs Inuit ancestral ...

Shaman Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq lies on the pelt of a polar bear her family hunted and is now kept in a studio where she performs Inuit ancestral spiritual healing in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit ...

Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq, an angakkoq or shaman, poses for a portrait where she performs soul healing in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.

The shaman, who has Inuit facial tattoos, works with spiritual healing practices to help people connect with their ancestors and heal generational trauma.