Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island

-CP-As thousands marched Saturday in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of the island, about 825 kilometres away, dozens did the same in Nunavut’s capital. Aaju Peter, the lawyer and activist who organized the morning rally in Iqaluit, says about 70 rally-goers chanted “Greenland is owned by the Greenlandic people” in Inuktut as they marched for an hour in freezing and windy weather. “After I found out that the Greenlanders were going to hold their own demonstration at 1 p.m. their time, I decided let’s show our support and that’s what we did today, which was 10 a.m. in Iqaluit,” said Peter, who also teaches Inuit languages in Iqaluit. “The rally was incredible. It’s cold up here. I was really impressed with the young…

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