Arnarulunnguaq was a Greenlandic woman who is best known for her role as a participant in the famous "5. Thule expedition" from 1921-1924, led by the Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen. She played a significant role in this expedition and became a symbol of strength and endurance.

Her Background: Arnarulunnguaq was born in Greenland around 1896 and was part of the original Inuit population. She was a capable and hardy woman who was chosen to accompany Rasmussen and the Greenlandic traveler "Qaavigarsuaq Miteq", also known as "Qaavigarsuaq", on their long and perilous journey. Her participation was due to both her knowledge of survival in the Arctic and her ability to adapt to the harsh conditions.

5. Thule expedition: The 5th Thule expedition aimed to document the ethnographic and archaeological conditions in the Arctic regions and to find connections between the Inuit cultures in Greenland and the peoples who lived in North America. The journey spanned thousands of kilometres, and Arnarulunnguaq was one of the few who completed the entire expedition from Greenland, through Canada, to Alaska. Arnarulunnguaq quickly became an invaluable part of the team. She was especially skilled at practical tasks such as sewing clothes from animal skins, building tents and campsites, hunting and preparing food, and navigating the harsh, cold terrain. Without her contribution, the success of the expedition would have been difficult to achieve. However, her efforts were often overshadowed by her male traveling companions, but in recent years historians have increasingly recognized her contribution to the expedition.
Her Significance: Arnarulunnguaq represents an important part of Greenland's history and women's contribution to polar research. Her participation in the expedition has inspired subsequent generations of Greenlandic women to value their heritage and contribution to the history of discovery.

She died in 1933, but her memory lives on as a pioneer and an inspiring figure in Greenlandic and Arctic history. Today, she is seen as an important figure who defied gender roles and showed that women could cope with the extreme conditions in the Arctic regions just as well as men.