"In an Instagram post on Monday, Björk pointed to Iceland's own independence from Denmark in 1944 as a model for Greenland, writing that Icelanders are "extremely relieved" they broke away and didn't lose their language."
"She went on to condemn Denmark's treatment of Greenlanders, referencing the alleged forced IUD campaign affecting hundreds of women and girls between 1966 and 1970, and added that "still today the danish are treating greenlanders like they are second class humans.""
"Now, with Trump once again contemplating a takeover of Greenland from Denmark, the country faces the specter of going "from one cruel coloniser to another," Björk contends. As such, she is calling on Greenlanders to "declare independence !!!!""
Greenland faces renewed US interest in a possible takeover, raising fears of changing colonial control. Iceland's 1944 independence from Denmark is presented as a model for maintaining language and autonomy. Hundreds of Greenlandic women and girls were allegedly subjected to forced IUD insertions between 1966 and 1970, cited as evidence of Danish mistreatment. Contemporary relations are described as treating Greenlanders as second-class people. The potential shift from Danish to US control generates concern about replacing one colonial power with another, prompting strengthened demands for Greenlandic independence to secure cultural preservation and political self-determination.
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