The Wider Image: Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland

Greenland Cruises owner Ivik Knudsen-Ostermann sails in the port of Nuuk, Greenland, February 9, 2025. 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. Trump’s interest has shaken the status quo and, combined with the growing Inuit pride, has led some locals to view the vote as a historic chance to free Greenland, which has a small population spread across an area around three times the size of Texas, is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and can choose full independence through a referendum process. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier