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Innuit and Greenland

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mids2019 · 17/01/2026 18:41

https://www.humanium.org/en/denmarks-experiment-on-inuit-children-a-painful-legacy-of-forced-assimilation/

So 88% of Greenlands population are native inuit. In reality will these people object to being under US sovereignty when they have been horrendously treated historically by a colonial power (Denmark). I would think these people ultimately want independence but would a change of sovreignty massively impact their lives?

Would it just be easier for the Danes to sell Greenland to the US and money made available to improve Inuit lives in a way of their choosing and binding agreement that the US don't target inuit culture?

Denmark’s experiment on Inuit children: a painful legacy of forced assimilation - Humanium

In Denmark and Greenland, the legacy of colonialism continues to fracture Inuit communities through the treatment of Indigenous children.

https://www.humanium.org/en/denmarks-experiment-on-inuit-children-a-painful-legacy-of-forced-assimilation/

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Parker231 · 18/01/2026 11:11

mids2019 · 17/01/2026 19:25

I agree independence from a democratic point of view would be a decision for the Icelanders. My point is that the inuit probably don't care which colonial power is in charge as long as they can carry out their lives without intervention.

I just think the Danes cannot take a huge moral stand on this and a lot of the current tension is more about Danish pride than the inuit who make up 88% of thr population

The US can hardly take a moral higher ground on how they have treated their native people or basically anyone not white.

WonderfulSmith · 18/01/2026 11:11

mids2019 · 17/01/2026 19:25

I agree independence from a democratic point of view would be a decision for the Icelanders. My point is that the inuit probably don't care which colonial power is in charge as long as they can carry out their lives without intervention.

I just think the Danes cannot take a huge moral stand on this and a lot of the current tension is more about Danish pride than the inuit who make up 88% of thr population

My point is that the inuit probably don't care which colonial power is in charge as long as they can carry out their lives without intervention.

Ah, so your point is ‘here is some stuff I guessed without actually talking to any of the people involved’.

Flopsythebunny · 18/01/2026 11:12

HoorayHattie · 17/01/2026 20:19

Sorry, am I missing something here? What have the Icelanders got to do with this?

The op is probably from the usa because the post and mistaking it with Iceland are exact copies of a post on Threads made by an American Trump supporter.

Parker231 · 18/01/2026 11:15

mids2019 · 17/01/2026 20:04

I just think that viewing this as some new colonisation by the US is a mistake. To me this a Dane problem and we can ask where was the European support when the Falklands were invaded?

We need close military co operation with the US in reality and I understand Trump is an idiot but really is this a hill to die on geopolitically?

I would rather the US would just expand troop numbers in Greenland but if they desire sovereignty what resitiatance can Europe put up and the big question, is it really worth it?

British companies are going to suffer with tariffs and this situation could be solved by a climb down from Denmark and I think the greatest visit will be Danish pride.

It will be humiliating definitely but I think at this point you have to pick your fights and this a fight where the UK suffers needlessly.

I would rather incredibly sparsely populated Dnaish territory had a change of flag than NATO to be questioned at this point of world history.

Maybe ultimately the lesson will be that Europe has to invest a lot more in defence and that is the point Trump is trying to make (albeit badly)

The only decision makers are the Greenlanders themselves. Trump only wants it for the minerals - he’s after money - nothing else.

HeadyLamarr · 18/01/2026 11:15

Given that the OP can't spell Inuit, conflates all Inuit nations into one thing, doesn't know the difference between Greenland and Iceland and conveniently wants to criticise Denmark's colonial past while gliding over how the US has treated First Nations to this very day...

I don't think we need to take this poster seriously at all

ChurchWindows · 18/01/2026 11:18

WinterBlues26 · 18/01/2026 11:06

I highly suspect they are American so they are asleep right now. It would also explain their appalling geography skills and pro-Trump propaganda.

It's Sunday lunch time in Moscow.

Rollonsummer1 · 18/01/2026 11:22

Going for Greenland has been a plan of many USA presidents it's always been on the table.
Trump has obviously got a renewed background push on this and in his usual style is doing hard ball like he always does.

He made a very clear line on defence of it

Rollonsummer1 · 18/01/2026 11:24

@HeadyLamarr I'm greaftul for this article actually because it shows there are always layers to any story.

Eg nasty trump taking Greenland from lovely Denmark maybe true but as ever there are far more nuances at play.

EatYourDamnPie · 18/01/2026 11:28

Rollonsummer1 · 18/01/2026 11:24

@HeadyLamarr I'm greaftul for this article actually because it shows there are always layers to any story.

Eg nasty trump taking Greenland from lovely Denmark maybe true but as ever there are far more nuances at play.

Every single country that took over another has this kind of history, it’s not exactly rocket science is it?

ChurchWindows · 18/01/2026 11:55

EatYourDamnPie · 18/01/2026 11:28

Every single country that took over another has this kind of history, it’s not exactly rocket science is it?

It would be good to stop it happening again, especially with someone like Trump who has so little regard for human rights.

WinterBlues26 · 18/01/2026 12:35

ChurchWindows · 18/01/2026 11:18

It's Sunday lunch time in Moscow.

I find most russians know their geography. They don't agree with the boundaries but they do know where certain countries are.

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