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As Trump menaces Greenland, Inuit leader fears homeland in Canada is next

By January 23, 2026 No Comments

The leader of the organization representing Inuit in Canada says the federal government must act now to protect Inuit homelands from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, says he is deeply troubled by Trump’s repeated threats to wrest control of the Danish territory of Greenland, which is home to mostly Inuit people.

Obed says Trump’s criticism that Denmark hasn’t adequately invested in Greenland could easily be made against Canada and its presence in Inuit Nunangat in the Arctic.

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Canadian Press

Publication Date

January 23, 2026