In Inuit mythology, Silap Inua or Sila was, similar to mana or ether, the primary component of everything that exists; it is also the breath of life and the method of locomotion for any movement or change. Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. ... Mana refers to a supernatural force said to exist within all things, sometimes associated with maternal or lunar magic in mythology. ... For ether as it applies to physics and philosophy, see Aether; for the Mormon prophet Ether, see Book of Ether. ...
The Inuit were the only people to inhabit the island for several hundred years, but in remembrance of the Viking settlement, Denmark nonetheless claimed the territory, and colonized it in the 18th century.
This people, the ancestors of the modern Inuit, were flexible and engaged in hunting of almost all animals on land or in the ocean.
In 1953, some Inuit families were forced by Denmark to move from their homes to provide space for extension of the base.