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Through Indigenous Eyes: The colonial history of Greenland and why it matters
Soon becoming a Danish colony, Greenland offered blubber, sealskins and whale oil that brought economic prosperity to Denmark. The struggles of Indigenous people in Greenland today are largely the ...
What to know about Greenland, the big frozen island Trump wants to control
The island briefly fell under the protection of the United States, which was interested in its critical weather stations, after Germany occupied Denmark during World War II. President Harry Truman ...
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A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump
and begins efforts to convert the Indigenous people to Christianity. This marks the start of Denmark’s modern colonization of Greenland. With the dissolution of the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway ...
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Former Trump adviser: If Denmark can’t defend Greenland, let US buy it to ‘become part of Alaska’
“They can let us buy Greenland from [Denmark], and Greenland can become part of Alaska. I mean, the native people in Greenland are very closely related to the people of Alaska, and we will make ...
A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump
The Norse explorer Erik the Red arrives in Greenland with a fleet of Viking ships, according to the medieval Icelandic sagas. The Norsemen established two settlements that had a peak population of ...