{"id":10170,"date":"2022-03-11T09:33:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T09:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/?p=10170"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:58:07","slug":"perspectives-colonialism-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/volume-17-no-2-2022\/perspectives-colonialism-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspectives on Colonialism in Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Fieldwork in Nuuk, Ilulissat and Qaanaaq. <\/strong><strong>October-November 2021<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/uncategorised\/about-the-researchers\/\">Martin Binachon, Rachael Lorna Johnstone &amp; Jonathan Wood<\/a>, University of Akureyri<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How do Greenlanders experience colonialism today? How can Greenland decolonise? Do Inughuit (Greenlanders from Avanersuaq, or the far northwest of Greenland) experience colonialism differently? How did the Reconciliation Commission contribute to decolonisation in Greenland? How do Greenlanders\u2019 opinions influence decisions about resource activities?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are some of the questions asked by Martin Binachon, Rachael Lorna Johnstone and Jonathan Wood during their fieldwork in Greenland in October and November 2021. The three University of Akureyri researchers interviewed 18 Greenlanders and held around 20 informal discussions. They also attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/nuuknordisk.gl\/en\/about-nuuk-nordic\">Nuuk Nordisk Festival<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/999958984159849\/\">Reflecting Nuuk Nordic<\/a> side-event. Rachael gave a keynote presentation at <a href=\"https:\/\/scienceweek.gl\/\">Greenland Science Week<\/a> where she discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unak.is\/english\/news\/bring-greenlands-education-and-research-home\">decolonisation of research and education<\/a> in Greenland and took part in a panel discussion \u201cMaking Science Matter: but How?\u201d Martin was also interviewed by the local radio in Qaanaaq where he discussed his research findings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10170 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FCD77C6E-7C95-4570-A45E-4EDC9C9D-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10171'>\n\t\t\t\tNuuk\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rachael-gives-keynote-address-at-Greenland-Science-Week-c-Emil-Stach_Arctic-Hub-2021-e1639073381181-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rachael-gives-keynote-address-at-Greenland-Science-Week-c-Emil-Stach_Arctic-Hub-2021-e1639073381181-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rachael-gives-keynote-address-at-Greenland-Science-Week-c-Emil-Stach_Arctic-Hub-2021-e1639073381181-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rachael-gives-keynote-address-at-Greenland-Science-Week-c-Emil-Stach_Arctic-Hub-2021-e1639073381181-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rachael-gives-keynote-address-at-Greenland-Science-Week-c-Emil-Stach_Arctic-Hub-2021-e1639073381181-600x447.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rachael-gives-keynote-address-at-Greenland-Science-Week-c-Emil-Stach_Arctic-Hub-2021-e1639073381181.jpg 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10737'>\n\t\t\t\tRachael presenting at the Greenland Science Week \u00a9 Emil Stach, Arctic Hub 2021\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunrise-at-Atlantic-Harbour-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10739'>\n\t\t\t\tSunrise in Nuuk\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nuuk-Nordisk-opening-ceremony-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10700'>\n\t\t\t\tOpening of Nuuk Nordic Festival\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Martin went to Nuuk, Ilulissat and Qaanaaq to ask Greenlanders, and more specifically Inughuit, about their views on the colonial history of Northwest Greenland and its consequences today. Weather conditions disrupted the whole journey and highlighted how remote Qaanaaq is within Greenland itself. During this fieldwork, Martin encountered a lively and welcoming community and was moved by the people\u2019s kindness and enthusiasm to share their stories and culture with him. Having done research on this subject already, Martin wanted to compare his findings to the perceptions of the locals. In his research, Martin showed that the legal and political history in Avanersuaq is based on colonial attitudes that defined the Inughuit as \u2018primitive\u2019 West Greenlanders. This definition justified excluding the Inughuit from political power and this exclusion continues today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The thoughts and stories Martin heard generally confirmed what Martin had found in his research. These stories provided very concrete perceptions that supported Martin\u2019s theoretical analysis. They highlighted that foreigners have misused the Inughuit, treating them poorly, stealing from them and abusing their generosity. They also showed that people from other parts of Greenland make decisions for the Inughuit but also often hold prejudiced assumptions about them. This directly endangers the Inughuit language and culture. Nevertheless, the Inughuit take initiatives to develop their community. \u201cThis is why the Inughuit community must be listened to; responsibility and decision-making power must be given back to them,\u201d said Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/uncategorised\/colonisation-then-and-now-in-avanersuaq\/\">Martin\u2019s full report<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10170 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/qaanaaq-from-the-harbour\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Qaanaaq-from-the-harbour-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10734'>\n\t\t\t\tQaanaaq\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/house-with-drying-sealskin\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/House-with-drying-sealskin-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10726'>\n\t\t\t\tHouse with a drying sealskin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/a-kaffemik-in-qaanaaq\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-kaffemik-in-Qaanaaq-e1639555588236-2048x1409.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10723'>\n\t\t\t\tA kaffemik in Qaanaaq\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/peak-daylight-in-qaanaaq\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peak-daylight-in-Qaanaaq-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10733'>\n\t\t\t\tQaanaaq\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rachael asked Greenlanders about the <a href=\"https:\/\/naalakkersuisut.gl\/~\/media\/Nanoq\/Files\/Attached%20Files\/Forsoningskommission\/Endelig%20bet%C3%A6nkning%20DK.pdf\">Greenland Reconciliation Commission<\/a>. She wanted to hear Greenlanders\u2019 views about the process and its relationship with other strategies for decolonisation. She learned that while most people though that it was a good idea in principle, there were difficulties from the beginning which limited its impact. The Commission\u2019s recommendations are rarely discussed today in public life \u2013 in politics, academia, decision-making about mining or legal cases. Nor is it used by the <a href=\"https:\/\/pisinnaatitaaffikka.gl\/\">Human Rights Council<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/Constitutional Commission\">Constitutional Commission<\/a>. The Reconciliation Commission did not have enough money to do all the necessary work or visit every community. Denmark was not involved unlike in similar commissions in other countries which made it difficult for Greenlanders to understand its aims. The Commission members had different opinions about its focus and there were a few changes in members of the years. During the Commission\u2019s work, there was a change of government in Greenland and the new administration did not support the Commission or respond strongly to the report. Rachael views the Commission as a \u201cmissed opportunity\u201d but still sees it as an important step. \u201cThis is a Reconciliation report. But reconciliation takes many years, many generations. We may see calls for a new commission in the future, this time with Denmark\u2019s direct involvement,\u201d she said. Rachael\u2019s research is part of a broader project on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diis.dk\/en\/projects\/trinc-truth-reconciliation-in-the-nordic-countries\">Truth and Reconciliation in the Nordic countries<\/a> as Norway, Sweden and Finland now have their own commissions to investigate colonisation of Saami and other minorities.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/uncategorised\/the-greenland-reconciliation-commission-one-more-step-towards-independence\/\">Rachael\u2019s full report<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-10170 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/kayaks-at-colonial-harbour\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Kayaks-at-Colonial-Harbour-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10729'>\n\t\t\t\tQajaq at the colonial harbour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/volume-17-no-2-2022\/perspectives-colonialism-greenland\/attachment\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847-300x219.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847-1024x748.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847-768x561.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847-600x438.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847-1536x1122.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/251016587_293920142737877_8387708197982577846_n-e1639555615847.jpeg 1868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10855'>\n\t\t\t\tTheatre play &#8220;Arnarulunnguaq&#8221; \u00a9Dida G. Heilmann\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/mural-by-c-inuk-hojga%cc%8ard-_-photo-c-alyne-elizabeth-delaney\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mural-by-c-Inuk-Hojga\u030ard-_-Photo-c-Alyne-Elizabeth-Delaney.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10701'>\n\t\t\t\tMural by Inuk Hojga\u030ard \u00a9Alyne Elizabeth Delaney\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/maatalii-aneraq-okalik-and-tukumminngiaq-nykjaer-olsen-at-icc-inuit-day-celebration\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Maatalii-Aneraq-Okalik-and-Tukumminngiaq-Nykjaer-Olsen-at-ICC-Inuit-Day-celebration-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10702'>\n\t\t\t\tMaatalii Aneraq Okalik and Tukumminngiaq Nykj\u00e6r Olsen, Inuit Day Celebration at ICC Greenland\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jonathan remained in Nuuk given his research was mostly legal and political in nature. Jonathan was delighted with the openness of the Greenlanders he spoke to. He heard about some common problems, such as lack of consulting in communities by industry represented. But he also learned that the Greenland government has created many different forms of consultation and tried to implement them in Greenland. The ongoing Covid situation has prevented many of these ideas being rolled out fully and budget limitations are also a problem. He was surprised that Greenlanders did not feel constrained by international law or Western practices. Rather, they take Western ideas and policies and adapt them to fit better the unique geography, demographics, culture and tradition in Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/uncategorised\/seeking-community-consent-for-resource-development-in-greenland\/\">Jonathan\u2019s full report<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-10170 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/whatsapp-image-2021-12-08-at-20-01-24\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.24-e1639555200745-300x198.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.24-e1639555200745-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.24-e1639555200745-768x506.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.24-e1639555200745-600x396.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.24-e1639555200745.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10763'>\n\t\t\t\tNuuk\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/volume-17-no-2-2022\/perspectives-colonialism-greenland\/attachment\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/252896381_293920039404554_3594764187877817484_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10865'>\n\t\t\t\tConcert of &#8220;Images of the North&#8221; \u00a9Dida G. Heilmann\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/whatsapp-image-2021-12-08-at-20-01-231\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.231-e1639555329157-300x197.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.231-e1639555329157-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.231-e1639555329157-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.231-e1639555329157-600x394.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-08-at-20.01.231-e1639555329157.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10761'>\n\t\t\t\tMartin and Jonathan enjoying mattak, dried whale jerky and whale soup\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/the-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-nuuk\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nuuk Harbour\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-big-little-boat-hardbour-in-Nuuk-scaled-e1639555556440-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10740'>\n\t\t\t\tNuuk&#8217;s harbour \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere is only so much we can learn from the books,\u201d says Rachael. \u201cWe have to listen to the Greenlanders to understand how colonialism, both in the past and today, affects their societies.\u201d She adds that if we only read theory and make assumptions about how it applies in Greenland, \u201cwe are perpetuating our own form of colonialism by silencing them and telling only our own version of their history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the Self-Government Act 2009, the Greenland government has taken on more responsibility for its own affairs. There is a commission to draft a constitution for an independent Greenland. Decolonisation needs lots of different steps and strategies. The most important is that Greenlanders decide their own futures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Martin and Jonathan\u2019s fieldwork was supported by the University of Akureyri Research Fund. Rachael\u2019s fieldwork was supported by the University of Greenland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fieldwork in Nuuk, Ilulissat and Qaanaaq. October-November 2021 Martin Binachon, Rachael Lorna Johnstone &amp; Jonathan Wood, University of Akureyri How do Greenlanders experience colonialism today? How can Greenland decolonise? Do Inughuit (Greenlanders from Avanersuaq, or the far northwest of Greenland) experience colonialism differently? How did the Reconciliation Commission contribute to decolonisation in Greenland? How do &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/volume-17-no-2-2022\/perspectives-colonialism-greenland\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Perspectives on Colonialism in Greenland<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":639,"featured_media":10798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2127,2128],"tags":[2195,2196,692,2197],"coauthors":[2201],"class_list":["post-10170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-volume-17-no-2-2022","category-introductory-note-volume-16-no-3-2022","tag-colonisation","tag-fieldwork","tag-greenland","tag-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10170"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10867,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10170\/revisions\/10867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10170"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nome.unak.is\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=10170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}