Greenland, Canada
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Greenland’s mini diplomatic scene is about to get more lively as Canada and France set up consulates, following threats by President Trump to take over the island.
A delegation of Inuit from Canada is in Greenland for the official opening of the new Canadian Consulate in the capital, Nuuk, with a stern message for U.S. President Donald Trump: 'Back off.'
Governor-General Mary Simon still bristles at U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of the Greenland as little more than a “piece of ice.” As someone who grew up in Nunavik, Ms. Simon knew how painful the U.
Demands by the US that it take control of the Arctic island is for many Inuits a reminder of a troubling imperial past
U.S. President Donald Trump talks about Greenland as a strategic asset that could be bought by Washington, while Denmark asserts its legal sovereignty over the island. For the Inuit people, who have lived here for centuries,
Nuuk residents say they just want a normal life back after Trump’s threats. “It's not good for us, and it’s not good for our land. It could be some bad things,” said Mayor Avaaraq Olsen. “Like
This 37-year-old woman, deeply involved in the nonprofit sector and a supporter of independence for the Danish autonomous territory, has established herself as one of the leading figures in the protests against Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions.
Greenland, an Inuit-majority territory after decades of pushing toward self-determination, is caught back into great-power colonialism.