S1E5. Aka Niviâna

In Los Angeles for the premiere of True Detective: North Country, season four of the popular series, Upernavik-born Greenlandic activist and actress AKA NIVIANA 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.----------For today's episode, Aka Niviana Mørch Pedersen chose Nicolai Abildgaard's Christian III ophjælper Danmark. Allegori, or Christian III Succouring Denmark, from 1780–1781 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSsp861----------Private photograph----------This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on January 10, 2024.----------We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:website: https://danishoriginals.comemail: [email protected]