Danish Originals S1 E5: Aka Niviâna

In this episode of the art and business podcast Danish Originals, Upernavik-born Greenlandic activist and actress Aka Niviâna discusses her first TV role as the troubled character Julia Navarro in True Detective: North Country, season four of the popular series. Aka selects and discusses a work by Nicolai Abildgaard from the SMK collection.

In Los Angeles for the premiere of True Detective: North Country, season four of the popular series, Upernavik-born Greenlandic activist and actress Aka Niviâna discusses her first TV role as the troubled character Julia Navarro.

Having experienced prejudice while living in Denmark, Aka supports opening sustained dialogue about indigenous individuality and seeing increased Greenlandic representation in storytelling and in being part of the world community. 

Aka selects and discusses a work by Nicolai Abildgaard from the SMK collection.

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