Table 1.

Overview of descriptions of each category by older participants and professionals.

Category	Descriptions
	Older participants	Professionals
Song:	Something positive, joy, physical and mental health, can help someone to open up if they are sad or feel “heavy” inside, spiritual strength, learn the language, strengthens community and solidarity.	Something positive, helps with memory, happiness, unity, passing on traditions to preserve old songs, national anthem, mental and spiritual inputs, courage, confidence, ability to “step forward”, preserving the language.
Storytelling/myths:	Ensure this knowledge, use YouTube to listen to old stories, encourage children to open up more.	Passing down ancestral knowledge, historical information, insight into how life was lived in the past, address dangerous aspects of life that one should be aware of, life values, tales of qivitoq (mountaineers), child-rearing practices, and stories that help shape identity, how to treat others.
The spiritual world:	Christianity, Inuit spiritual world, feared, disliked, or difficult to explain, Greenlandic belief.	Inuit belief, identity, shamanism, drum dance, life and death, help people talk more openly about what happens when we die, spiritual strength from nature.
Animals:	Good memories with hunting, important to know about different animals that exist in the country, healthy food.	Knowledge about all the animals that live in the country, important part of Greenlanders’ lives, sustainable animal populations, resource utilization.
Plants:	Liked plants – both indoors and outdoors, teaching children about various plants, how they can be used, which plants are potentially poisonous, plants used as medicine.	Knowledge about plants, cooking, poisonous, medicine, health, happiness, and curiosity, specific times of the year, to care for and respect nature.
Skills in nature:	Survival skills, reindeer hunting, rifle hunting, learning to dry fish and meat, gathering food, lighting a stove in a cabin, hiking, berry picking, boating, dog sledding, family life.	Hiking, gathering plants, hunting, lighting a stove in a cabin, understanding the landscape, boating, self-sufficiency, cultural identity, motor skills, mobility, improving daily life, experiencing the potential dangers of nature, humans must adapt to nature, psychological benefits, cannot do without nature, our lives are interconnected, strength, inspiration, communal activities, boost self-confidence, inspire new ideas, independence.
Skills at home:	Tidy and clean home, organizing, cooking, cozy home, brings joy, caring for one’s home.	Clean and orderly home, cleaning and organizing, family cohesion, unity, identity formation, respect, shared responsibility, collaboration with parents and respecting grandparents.
Handcrafts/ crafts:	Knitting, sewing, crocheting, leatherwork, embroidery, beadwork, imagination.	Preserving Greenlandic traditions, national costume, knitting, beadwork, leatherwork, drawing, making christmas cards, creating items from recycled materials, woodworking, physical benefits, impacts the body and stimulates thought processes, more beneficial than mere conversation, brain development, personal growth, cultural identity, avoid boredom in daily life.
Other relevant areas:	Community involvement, family cohesion, language Greenlandic way of life, learning to be among other people, seeing friends occasionally.	Greenlandic games, spending time with older people, traditions, language, rituals.