
Premiers of Naalakkersuisut 1979-2022
Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938-2010) Motzfeldt was born into a hunting family in the settlement of Qassimiut near Qaqortoq. He graduated as a teacher from Ilinniarfis...

Self-Government
In a referendum held in Greenland on November 25, 2008, with a turnout of 71.96 %, a majority of 75.54 % voted in favour of the introduction of self-government....

The Unity of the Realm and the Danish State
The formal connection between Greenland and Denmark came about when in 1380 Denmark and Norway formed a union. That was the starting point when, from 1721, Dane...

Plans in Greenland
After the social-engineering drive of the Danish state in the 50s, 60s and 70s, and the accelerated takeover and establishment of Greenlandic institutions durin...