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

Greenland’s inhabitants call it Kalaallit Nunaat, or land of the Kalaallit. It is an Indigenous nation whose relatively few people now mostly govern themselves.

By: Susan A. Kaplan, Bowdoin College and Genevieve LeMoine, Bowdoin College, The Conversation

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Published: January 27, 2026

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Last Updated: 17 hours, 9 minutes ago

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By Susan A. Kaplan, Bowdoin College and Genevieve LeMoine, Bowdoin College

Amid 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 population of Greenland, which totals about 57,000 people …

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