Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election

Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election, after Trump interest
Independence in focus in Greenland vote, with Trump as backdrop
Greenland votes Tuesday in legislative elections following a campaign largely focused on when -- not if -- to cut ties with Denmark without falling into the clutches of the United
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Greenland's Inuits rediscover their national pride
What makes Greenland a strategic prize at a time of rising tensions? And why now?
U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019. People thought it was a joke at the time. But no one is laughing now.
Sea ice is disappearing in the North. This is how Inuit are responding
One of SmartICE's tools, the "smart buoy," is a tall, tube-like sensor lowered into the ice that can measure ice thickness. Another device, the "smart qamutik," is a mobile sensor attached to a snowmobile that travels across the ice, collecting data on the ice's condition as it moves.
Ottawa renews Inuit Child First Initiative for 1 year
Ottawa will renew funding for the Inuit Child First Initiative for one more year.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced that the program will be renewed for another year at the signing of the new Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract in Ottawa.

A look at history of Greenland

Greenlanders face key election to decide their future amid Trump interest
Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?
The people of Greenland go to the polls for an election this week at a time when Donald Trump says he wants to take over the autonomous Danish territory. The US President hasn’t ruled out using military force,
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 2,500-5,000 but disappeared around 1450 for unknown reasons.
Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit and also Lutheran
About 90% of Greenlanders identify as Inuit and the majority also belong to the Lutheran Church, which was brought to the world's largest island more than 300 years ago by a Danish missionary.
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Inuit children at risk if federal funding ends, says Arctic Children and Youth Foundation
Executive director Taya Tootoo says the end of funding will only lead to more poverty, which is already a significant issue in a territory such as Nunavut. Nearly 42 per cent of children in the territory live in poverty, more than double the national average, according to advocacy group Campaign 2000.
How comedy series North of North honours Inuit clothing on and off the screen
The show, which premiered in January on CBC Gem, follows Siaja, a young Inuk mother trying to reinvent her life after a public exit from her marriage in the fictional Arctic town of Ice Cove
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Investing in the Inuit economy and protecting Canada’s Northern ecosystems
The SINAA Agreement (formerly the Qikiqtani PFP) is led by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and aims to conserve up to 3.68 per cent of the marine environment in Canada in addition to strengthening long-term existing protected areas that already contribute 8.60 per cent toward marine conservation targets.
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 offered $100 million − about $1.3 billion today − in gold to Denmark for Greenland after the war but they declined the offer.