In 2023 Tusass Greenland launched the stamp series Everyday Heroes in Greenland to honour those people who, through their efforts and courage, engender greater pride in Greenland. Traditionally, living persons have only been depicted on stamps if they were royalty. However, in this series, Tusass is following a more recent international trend of recognising citizens who, through their exceptional contributions to the community, have made a significant difference. Consequently, this series marks a shift towards a more popular approach to celebrate Greenland’s identity and community. In this fourth and final part of the series, we pay tribute to two strong personalities who each, in their own way, are making their mark in modern Greenland.
Nuka Carmen Bisgaard
Nuka Carmen Bisgaard was born in 1990 in Swedish Lapland. She hails from Greenland, has lived in Norway and, currently, resides in Denmark. For over a decade she has championed diversity in Greenland, bringing a personal touch to her work in the cultural sector spanning cultural festivals, music, theatre, film and television. Today, she runs her own business, By NUKA. Her roots are in Greenland, her home is in Vejen, Denmark, and her heart lies with the people she loves. She and her husband live close to her family. For Nuka, home is not merely a location on a map; home is people. It is the ability to walk through the door of someone you care about to share a cup of coffee, have a conversation or, enjoy a good laugh. It is being there when life is easy and when it demands a little more.
Josef Tarrak-Petrussen
Josef Tarrak-Petrussen was born in 1998 in Nanortalik. He is currently working as an actor and a rapper. He has unintentionally become a role model for a generation of Greenlandic young people. During his school years, he spent six months with his grandparents in Denmark. After changing schools a couple of times, he moved back to Greenland. At the time, he did not know that it was probably really about a longing to be somewhere he could belong. He took the stage name Tarrak and made his breakthrough in 2016 with the song ‘Tupilak’ from his first album ‘Fxgxs’, which generated great debate in Greenland about the relationship between Greenlandic and Danish in the education system.
