‘It should be up to us’: Greenlanders on Trump, Denmark – and their land
A visit by Donald Trump Jr amid comments by his US president-elect father have put their country and its future firmly in the spotlight
In one corner, friends discuss the aftermath of last week’s visit by Donald Trump Jr, while in another, coffee is being roasted, as the northern lights dance across the dark early evening sky. Suddenly, a group at the neighbouring table, who have broken off their game of backgammon to take a video call, erupt into excited squeals. The rest of the coffee shop responds enthusiastically.
“There was a big catch of narwhals,” explains Aka Hansen, an Inuit film-maker. “Welcome to Greenland.”
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