Protesters vandalized a Greenland colonizer statue, but the public wants to keep it
Critics say the statue in Greenland’s capital Nuuk is a symbol of oppression by former colonial ruler Denmark and some want it put in a museum.
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953, when it became a formal part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Today, it enjoys broad autonomy, but still relies heavily on grants from Denmark. “It does not surprise me that there is a majority for the statue to stay, but that does not mean we should do nothing, because there is still a large minority who wants it removed,” Greenlandic lawmaker Aaja Chemnitz Larsen told Reuters.
The fate of the statue remains subject to a final decision by the local council. But Nuuk’s mayor Charlotte Ludvigsen has said it would require a large majority of up to 75% in favor of removal for her to process the case.
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