Greenland’s Inuit Have Spent Decades Fighting for Self-Determination

Why Inuit Hold the Keys to the Arctic’s Future

Donald Trump may want Greenland. Expert Michael Byers says Indigenous people will determine who governs the North.

Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination

People walk along a street in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty ImagesAmid the discussion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Danish and European leaders about who should own Greenland, the Inuit who live there and call it home aren’t getting much attention. The Kalaallit (Inuit of West Greenland), the Tunumi (Inuit of East Greenland) and the Inughuit (Inuit of North Greenland) together represent nearly 90% of the …

Inuit leaders in Canada say threats against Greenland are an attack ‘on us all’

Inuit leaders are standing up to voice support for Greenland, with the national body representing Inuit in Canada saying an attack on the Danish territory’s sovereignty is an attack on all Inuit.