The Wider Image: Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland

Greenlandic carver Kleist Eriksen, who carves traditional art on animal bones, poses in his workshop in Nuuk, Greenland, February 12, 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. Eriksen said Trump’s offer had brought positive attention but that he was offended by his approach. “At first, I thought it was a joke, but he was serious. What kind of man tries to buy a country in 2025,” says Eriksen, whose work sells locally and abroad. “I was disgusted.” REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier