"We have a very serious problem, and we need Canada's support," says Aqqaluk Lynge, a former member of Greenland's parliament and co-founder of the pro-Greenlandic independence party Inuit Ataqatigiit.

Canada’s Indigenous governor general and its foreign minister will visit Greenland in early February, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. The visit comes as U.S.

Year of Greenland’s tensions continues as circumpolar Inuit wait to find out whether will Donald Trump will carry out invasion threats

President Donald Trump’s talk about America controlling Greenland have put this Arctic territory under the spotlight at a time when it’s opening up to tourism. This is what visitors can expect if they make the trip.

Greenland, the largest island globally, is an autonomous territory within Denmark, home to around 56,000 residents, mostly Inuit. Its vast ice sheet, covering 80% of its area, places it at the forefront of climate change discussions.

People first arrived to Greenland over 4,000 years ago, and it has a unique culture. Its population is mostly Inuit, though it's been part of the Danish kingdom for hundreds of years. There are Scandinavian influences, but Inuit traditions remain strong.

Following the U.S. attack on Venezuela, the Trump administration has renewed its campaign to take over Greenland, which has been controlled by Denmark for more than 300 years. The White House says it’s considering “a range of options,

Yet Greenland is the largest island in the world, covering some 2.2 million square kilometres, or 50 times the size of Denmark. About 80% of the territory is covered by ice. The 20% that is not covered by ice is equivalent to the surface area of Germany.

But before it made headlines as the latest pawn in Trump's political game, Greenland was emerging as an up-and-coming travel destination.

However, after World War II, pressure mounted on Denmark to decolonize Greenland, and the colony was ultimately annexed to Denmark in 1953. Greenland was granted two seats in the Danish Parliament, and in 1979, was made an autonomous region with its own parliament.