{"id":345503,"date":"2025-12-18T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=345503"},"modified":"2025-12-18T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:20:10","slug":"native-america-calling-amid-greenlands-independence-push-denmark-accounts-for-colonial-blunders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/18\/native-america-calling-amid-greenlands-independence-push-denmark-accounts-for-colonial-blunders\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Amid Greenland\u2019s independence push, Denmark accounts for colonial blunders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, December 18, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Amid Greenland\u2019s independence push, Denmark accounts for colonial blunders\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5yelp5466no\">prime minister of Denmark apologized for the forced contraception of thousands of Indigenous women in Greenland<\/a> dating back to the 1960s. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Danish government is also ending problematic parent competency tests associated with disproportionately high numbers of babies being taken away from Indigenous mothers. Both milestones come as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greenland\">Greenland<\/a> &#8212; an autonomous, <a href=https:\/\/english.stm.dk\/the-prime-ministers-office\/the-unity-of-the-realm\/greenland\/>self-governing territory<\/a> of Danish rule &#8212; is making strides toward independence. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Donald Trump administration has also made public comments about exerting U.S. control over the mineral-rich territory occupied almost entirely by Indigenous Inuit residents. Tune in  to talk with Greenlanders about how these developments address Denmark\u2019s complicated past and what remains to be done.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/18\/native-america-calling-amid-greenlands-independence-push-denmark-accounts-for-colonial-blunders\/greenland\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-345672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" data-attachment-id=\"345672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/12\/18\/native-america-calling-amid-greenlands-independence-push-denmark-accounts-for-colonial-blunders\/greenland\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/18\/Greenland.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Greenland\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Greenland&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Greenland&gt;flag of Greenland&lt;\/a&gt; was designed by Thue Christiansen, a Greenlandic teacher, visual artist, and politician who lived from 1940 to 2022. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/auburn492\/43342465555\/&gt; auburn492&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/18\/Greenland.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/18\/Greenland.jpg\" alt=\"Greenland\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-345672\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> The <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Greenland>flag of Greenland<\/a> was designed by Thue Christiansen, a Greenlandic teacher, visual artist, and politician who lived from 1940 to 2022. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/auburn492\/43342465555\/> auburn492<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nNajannguaq Hegelund, chair for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/SILA-360-100090815050377\/\">SILA 360<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJohannes Geisler (Inuk), Greenlandic parent\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aki-Matilda_H\u00f8egh-Dam\">Aki-Matilda H\u00f8egh-Dam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ina.gl\/da\/organisation\/medlemmer-af-inatsisartut\/\">Member of the Parliament of Greenland<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ujammiugaq\/?originalSubdomain=gl\">Ujammiugaq Engell<\/a>, museum director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitgreenland.com\/local-experiences\/nuuk-local-museum\/\">Nuuk Local Museum<\/a> in Greenland\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark but the largely Indigenous population is making strides toward independence.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":345672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,14,23],"tags":[6656,1457,5992,75,176,2171,6996,243,490,6997,133,134,6998,44,102],"class_list":["post-345503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-politics","category-world","tag-aki-matilda-hoegh-dam","tag-apologies","tag-denmark","tag-donald-trump","tag-genocide","tag-greenland","tag-johannes-geisler","tag-media","tag-museums","tag-najannguaq-hegelund","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-ujammiugaq-engell","tag-women","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/18\/Greenland.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1rSD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345503"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345673,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345503\/revisions\/345673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}