Narsaq, a quaint town in southern Greenland with a population of about 1,300, enjoys a lifestyle focused on nature, hunting, fishing, and traditional living. However, external pressures loom due to its proximity to significant natural resources like rare earth elements and uranium. A legal conflict has arisen involving the Australian mining company, Energy Transition Minerals, after its mining license was revoked following Greenland's ban on uranium mining. As arbitration proceedings are set to commence this summer, the community faces uncertain prospects regarding their land and way of life.
In her home town of about 1,300 people, there is not much in the way of shops, but there are plentiful opportunities to hunt, fish, and pick berries and herbs.
Narsaq is a town that does not worry too much about what the outside world thinks, says Ane Egede. We live a little bit old fashioned.
The mining license was withdrawn after the 2021 election, when Greenland banned uranium mining.
If the arbitration investor-state dispute settlement case is accepted this summer, Narsaq's fate is likely to be decided later this year.
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