{"id":250780,"date":"2025-03-23T20:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/politics\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-greenlands-inuits-reclaim-identity-as-independence-debate-grows-and-another-us-vip-visit-looms\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T20:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:29:32","slug":"rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-greenlands-inuits-reclaim-identity-as-independence-debate-grows-and-another-us-vip-visit-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/politics\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-greenlands-inuits-reclaim-identity-as-independence-debate-grows-and-another-us-vip-visit-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"rewrite this title in Arabic Greenland&#8217;s Inuits reclaim identity as independence debate grows and another US VIP visit looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic<br \/>\n        During colonial rule, Denmark enforced assimilation policies, unofficially banning the Inuit language, forced sterilisations and removing children from their families to be placed in Danish homes. Policies which left Greenlanders bitter.<br \/>\n    ADVERTISEMENTAviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq is an Inuit Greenlander, a shaman, and a spiritual healer. She wears traditional Inuit facial tattoos and helps others reconnect with their ancestors to heal generational trauma.\u201cGrowing up, it was natural for me to speak about the connection with the spirits,\u201d Sanimuinaq recalls. \u201cBut my mom told me never to talk about it because it was dangerous. I never understood why, because I hadn\u2019t experienced the suppression my ancestors had.\u201dToday, she is part of a growing movement of Greenlanders reclaiming their Inuit heritage and spirituality.Explaining the significance of her tattoos, she says, \u201cThere are two lines at a time, which means our world and the spirit world. And the distance between those two lines is what we do not know.\u201dAlthough approximately 90% of Greenlanders identify as Inuit, most belong to the Lutheran Church, a faith introduced by Danish missionaries more than 300 years ago.\u201cThe sacredness of Christianity is still sacred in my eyes, but so is Buddhism. So is Hinduism, and so is my work. And that&#8217;s where I stand on this\u2014that the arising of our culture and us as a people is also to get the equality within our culture, to acknowledge that our culture is legit,\u201d says Sanimuinaq.In recent years, there has been a growing rejection of the colonial legacy left by European missionaries, who suppressed Inuit traditions by labelling them as pagan.\u201cThe generations that you see in here today are the generations that actually believe that we can heal,\u201d she says.Another &#8216;charm offensive&#8217; from the USAGreenland was a Danish colony until 1953, when it became a province. In 1979, it was granted home rule, and 30 years later, it became a self-governing entity. However, Denmark still controls the island\u2019s foreign and defence affairs.US President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent statement attracted attention to the island when he said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of Greenland, as he declared US control of both to be vital to American national security.Meanwhile, Usha Vance, wife of US Vice President JD Vance, and US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are scheduled to visit Greenland next week ahead of local elections.According to local media, their itinerary includes a visit to the capital, Nuuk; attending a dog sled race in Sisimiut, Greenland&#8217;s second-largest town; and a potential stop at the island\u2019s only US air base in the north.But while the island and its mineral resources remain in the spotlight, this heightened attention is also fuelling the push for independence, with more Greenlanders feeling empowered to speak openly about the injustices of colonial rule.Among them is Inuit singer-songwriter Naja Parnuuna, who has embraced her pre-Christian Indigenous heritage.\u201cI used to feel like it was cooler to be a Dane. Or cooler to be able to speak Danish where it was embarrassing to like practice our traditions,\u201d she says.ADVERTISEMENTThrough her music, she has reconnected with her roots and encourages others to do the same.\u201cI began to realise how important it is to accept someone&#8217;s roots or my own roots. So that&#8217;s why I think it&#8217;s really important to bring that back so our people can, and we can, learn to love ourselves again,\u201d she says.For Sanimuinaq, this cultural revival is an act of reclaiming Inuit identity.\u201cInuit hasn&#8217;t been heard. We have been so isolated for hundreds of years,\u201d she says. \u201cWe have to liberate ourselves and take the word. Take the lead for ourselves. That&#8217;s why I feel hope.\u201dADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic During colonial rule, Denmark enforced assimilation policies, unofficially banning the Inuit language, forced sterilisations and removing children from their families to be placed in Danish homes. Policies which left Greenlanders bitter. 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