Greenland, the world's largest island, remains a self-governing territory of Denmark. Amid Trump's interest, Greenlanders might push for independence in upcoming elections. View on euronews
Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit. And most are Lutheran. About 90% of the 57,000 Greenlanders identity as Inuit and the vast majority of them belong to the Lutheran Church today.
Archival photos show how Greenland became a Danish territory and why the United States is seeking to take control of the island.
NUUK, Greenland — About 90% of the 57,000 Greenlanders identify as Inuit and the vast majority of them belong to the Lutheran Church today, more than 300 years after a Danish missionary brought that branch of Christianity to the world’s largest island.
In his first term in office, Trump began to talk about acquiring Greenland from Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally. Back in 2019, most dismissed it.
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 offered $100 million − about $1.3 billion today − in gold to Denmark for Greenland after the war but they declined the offer.
Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland.
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Indigenous identity is seeing a revival in Greenland ahead of a March 11 general election called after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted to acquire the strategically located Arctic island.