How Denmark Destroyed Greenland: Brief History of Denmark's Colonialism in Greenland
6,271Denmark has an often neglected and quite dark history of colonialism. A history which hangs as a shadow over many communities in the world, sometimes even as living memory.
Denmark has committed many atrocities towards the people of Greenland, this is a brief history of some of them. Even so, this video only scratches the surface of the many indignities suffered by the Greenlandic people at the hands of Danish colonial policy.
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- Music:
Nuuk Drum Dancers
Artwork used for the thumbnail by Tyler Jacobson:
https://www.tylerjacobsonart.com/
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