Aviaq was born in Uummannaq, Greenland and still lives there today. She is in 10th grade and enjoys football, ice cream, dogs, and comedy and drama movies and music. Her favorite singer is Rihanna. Historically, the Inuit people called themselves that, but Europeans called them "Eskimos" meaning raw meat eaters. Now they call themselves "Kalaallit" and no longer eat raw meat, though skin clothing remains part of their traditional attire worn for celebrations.