Greenland, Inuit and Trump
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Nunavummiut rallied on Saturday in Iqaluit to show their support for Greenland, as thousands of others did the same in Greenland and Denmark.
In 1951, the French Explorer Jean Malaurie witnessed the building of a US military base in Greenland in near total secrecy, which marked an irreversible turning point for Inuit societies.
The Canadian Press on MSN
From climate change to Inuit culture: Five things shared by Greenland and Canada
As Greenland and Canada both feel the threat of American expansion, the two have deep ties they are hoping to build on.
As President Trump pushes to annex Greenland, it is important to consider the impact US ownership might have on its indigenous Inuit people.
The former president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council criticizes Trump’s push to control the island and is demands international support: ‘If they do this to us, who will be next?’
The story of Greenland's name weaves together sly marketing, climate change and the Vikings. While Erik the Red selected the name in hopes that it would attract more people to the icy island, now the island is actually getting (a little) more green as its ice sheet melts.
Greenland might be in the dark depths of winter right now, but President Donald Trump has once again pulled the Arctic island of 56,000 largely Inuit people — halfway between New York and Moscow — out of its frozen anonymity,
The Canadian Press on MSN
Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat
Members of Nunavut's legislative assembly raised Greenland's flag Tuesday to show in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island have affected Danish policies toward the Inuit population and influenced the expression of Greenlandic nationalism, the academic explained in an interview with Le Monde.
The rush to claim Greenland ignores Alaska’s vast mineral resources, revealing a scattered development strategy in the Arctic.