Greenland's former colonial power Denmark previously pursued assimilation policies that included forced sterilisations and de facto bans on the Inuit language and traditional tattoos.
As Greenland gradually regained autonomy in the second half of the 20th century, its population, still almost 90 percent Inuit today, began to rediscover long-stifled traditions -- which US President Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions have only spurred on further.