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The education in Greenland has drastically changed since the country gained home rule in 1979, with the Greenland Home Rule Act referendum. Associate Professor Naja Trondhjem of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark was able to witness that change firsthand. Trondhjem is an associate professor of Greenlandic and Arctic Studies in the department of Cross-Cultural […]

President Donald Trump’s recent interest in Greenland has stirred fear, stress and betrayal in the Arctic island, according to Dr. Frank Sejersen. Denmark is an important ally to the United States, and Trump’s desire for Greenland has created a frenzy of diplomatic discussions and strained global relationships. Greenland’s strategic location and mineral rich land make […]

Fishing is one of the oldest traditions in Greenland, going back centuries. Many Greenlanders still depend on fishing for their daily survival, and some hope to share this long-standing tradition with the rest of the world. Casper Frank Moller is the CEO and co-founder of Raw Arctic, a Greenland-based fishing/tourism company based in Nuuk. The […]

Dr. Shale Horowitz said in the race to the Arctic between superpowers, the United States, China, and Russia, the U.S. is playing “catch-up,” while China and Russia have had a presence in the Arctic in the past. “Russia, for a long time, has made this a major priority, plowed a lot of resources into it,” […]

NUUK, Greenland — Greenland has a much deeper culture and history than what is being portrayed in the media, and Aqqalu Jensen, an Inuit fisherman, spoke about what makes his homeland so impressive. From the people to the way of life, he talked about what it means to be Greenlandic. Jensen grew up in a […]

What many people see as a giant ice sheet in North America actually encompasses a deep spiritual and cultural history. Greenland is home to the world’s largest ethnic population, the Greenlandic Inuit. Of Greenland’s approximately 58,000 inhabitants, about 88% of them are Inuit. Archaeological records show that the Inuit made Greenland their home about four […]

For centuries, fishing has been a central part of Greenland’s culture, and it remains the country’s largest industry. However, increased global interest has sparked an interest in diversifying their economy beyond fishing. Local fisherman Casper Moller describes the connection between fishing and the local culture, saying, “We go out and catch our own cod, or […]

Svend Jensen is Inuit with Danish heritage from his mother’s side of the family. Like Jensen, most people Media Milwaukee spoke to in Greenland are of Danish descent, revealing how interconnected Greenland and Denmark are. “I am very proud of being a Greenlandic person,” Jensen said. “But most of the rules are made by the […]

As co-founders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, the United States and Denmark have had an anomalous relationship; however, a multi-generational relationship has been put to the test as United States President Donald Trump made the latest of three total attempts by the U.S. to acquire Greenland from Denmark early into his […]

Greenland’s environment has undergone rapid changes in recent years. From melting glaciers to warmer summers, Greenland is one of the places experiencing the most immediate effects of climate change. Dr. Spruce Schoenemann is a professor of geology at the University of Montana. Having spent several months in Greenland in 2012 to conduct research measuring the […]

Greenland hasn’t existed much in the public imagination, especially in the United States. It is a vast, icy, white island on the map over 1,800 miles away from New York City. It’s hard to imagine an entire cultural community inhabiting the harsh Arctic climate, but the island has been a destination for resilient populations for […]

NUUK, Greenland — Greenland has become a political hot spot in the media, which has heavily impacted the number of tourists and journalists that citizens are seeing daily. Being a territory of Denmark, the question shouldn’t be whether the United States will broker a deal to buy the land, but what the people living there […]