Arctic & Northern Studies: Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Since a referendum in 2008, Greenland has had increased autonomy (self-rule) within the Danish Realm.

International indigenous people's organization based in Greenland, representing Inuit living in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka.

Conducts research on Arctic ecosystems, monitors the environment, and advises the Government of Greenland on sustainability, environment, and biodiversity.

Government publications from the Government of Greenland. Available to read online or to download. (Limited English-language content)

Traces Danish-Greenlandic relations in the 20th century, from a colonial situation in 1900 to an open economy with steadily growing self-government for Greenland short of full independence by 2000.

Documents Greenland’s warming and investigates episodes in Greenland’s climate history for clues about what happens when climate change is abrupt rather than gradual.

Narrative chronicling the hardships, discoveries, and scientific achievements of Arctic explorers and researchers.

Presented in both contemporary and historical perspectives. Includes first-hand accounts shedding light on Greenlanders' traditional knowledge” and what is most pertinent to their own lives and the effects of industrialization.

Ethnographic examination of personal autonomy and social life in East Greenland.

Report including recommendations to get the most from transnational cooperation between Greenland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Norway.

Comprehensive account of the decolonization of Greenland's status, culminating with the Constitution of 1953.

Includes five chapters on literary aspects and representations of postcolonialism in Greenland.

Investigates how Arctic indigenous communities deal with the challenges of climate change and how they strive to develop self-determination. Critical and comparative approach to situations in Canada and Greenland.

Compares case of self determination in Quebec to that of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Portrays how climate change threatens traditional ways of life in Greenland and Tuvalu (South Pacific).

Presents results of a survey of Greenland subsistence hunters. Interviews explore how environmental changes have affected local communities.

Extensive work presenting a century of ethnographic research on the Inuit of Greenland, spanning from pre-colonial times to the present.