The Process of Political Emancipation of the Inuit in Greenland During the Colonial Period
The aim of the article is to present the process of political emancipation of the Inuit in Greenland, in the period of Danish colonialism. The author looks at the issue of colonialism from two standpoints. On the one hand, Danish colonialism is the threat to Inuit traditional way of life, but on the...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Polish |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://journals.umcs.pl/k/article/view/11363 https://doi.org/10.17951/k.2021.28.1.103-124 |
| Summary: | The aim of the article is to present the process of political emancipation of the Inuit in Greenland, in the period of Danish colonialism. The author looks at the issue of colonialism from two standpoints. On the one hand, Danish colonialism is the threat to Inuit traditional way of life, but on the other hand, it is a chance to better involve the Inuit in decision-making processes in Greenland. The research problem is included in the questions about real motivation of Danish colonial authorities for initiating the process of political emancipation of indigenous peoples in Greenland. The main thesis of the article is that although the Danish colonialism caused repression to Greenland’s indigenous peoples, it also contributed to gradual social-political development, defined as political emancipation. The individual parts of the article discuss issues such as the genesis of Danish colonial development in the North-Atlantic area, the attitude of Danish colonial authorities to the Inuit, and the functioning of Greenland as a colony. The main point of considerations is an analysis of evolving social-political role of the Inuit at this time and involvement of this group in local decision-making processes. What is more, the article presents the process of the Inuit’s emancipation and its influence on this group. In the article, the author used the text source analysis method, historical analysis method and conducted an analysis of legal acts from the Danish colonial period. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie procesu emancypacji politycznej Inuitów w Grenlandii w historycznym okresie kolonializmu duńskiego. Autor rozpatrzył problem kolonializmu w Grenlandii z dwóch perspektyw. Z jednej strony jako zagrożenie, godzące w tradycyjny styl życia Inuitów, natomiast z drugiej strony jako szansę na zainicjowanie procesu zwiększonego zaangażowania rdzennej populacji wyspy w procesy decyzyjne. Problem badawczy zawiera się w pytaniach o prawdziwe motywacje władz kolonialnych względem inicjacji procesu emancypacyjnego ludności ... |
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