In this article, we explore the Inuit legend of the Inuk Qajuuttaq, employing an ethnohistorical, anthropological, and archaeological approach. Qajuuttaq’s legend takes place in South Greenland in the area of Narsaq around AD 1800. Our research concerns what the local population of the Narsaq area knows about Qajuuttaq and his history in 2018. Six people with knowledge about Qajuuttaq were interviewed. We document and analyze four sites connected to Qajuuttaq using archaeological methods. We conclude that important fragmentary knowledge about Qajuuttaq’s life and history exists today but that modern Inuit emphasize a very different meaning and morality about Qajuuttaq, compared to when the legend was written down in 1867. Our main point is that Inuit family legends are very important entries into Inuit history and prehistory, especially if the legends are analyzed in relation to the landscapes where they took place.

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Qajuuttaq传说：探索南格陵兰岛因纽特人口述历史的潜力

在本文中，我们将使用民族历史，人类学和考古学方法探索因努伊特人（Inuk Qajuuttaq）的因纽特人传说。Qajuuttaq的传说发生在公元1800年左右的纳萨克地区的南格陵兰岛。我们的研究关注的是Narsaq地区的当地居民对Qajuuttaq的了解以及他在2018年的历史。对六名了解Qajuuttaq的人进行了采访。我们使用考古方法记录和分析了四个与Qajuuttaq相关的站点。我们得出的结论是，今天存在着关于卡胡伊塔克生活和历史的重要零碎知识，但是与1867年写下的传说相比，现代因纽特人强调关于卡胡伊塔克的意义和道德观念非常不同。我们的主要观点是因纽特人的家庭传说是非常重要的条目进入因纽特人的历史和史前史，