Indigenous peoples in Greenland in the context of "Inuit"

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⭐ Core Definition: Indigenous peoples in Greenland

The Greenlandic Inuit or sometimes simply the Greenlandic are an ethnic group and nation Indigenous to Greenland, where they constitute the largest ethnic population. They share a common ancestry, culture, and history; and natively speak the Greenlandic language. As Greenland is a territory within the Danish Realm, citizens of Greenland are both citizens of Denmark and of the European Union.

Approximately 89 percent of Greenland's population of 57,695 is Greenlandic Inuit, or 51,349 people as of 2012. Ethnographically, they consist of three major groups:

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Indigenous peoples in Greenland in the context of Indigenous peoples of the Americas

The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the peoples who are native to the Americas or the Western Hemisphere. Their ancestors are among the pre-Columbian population of South or North America, including Central America and the Caribbean. Indigenous peoples live throughout the Americas. While often minorities in their countries, Indigenous peoples are the majority in Greenland and close to a majority in Bolivia and Guatemala.

There are at least 1,000 different Indigenous languages of the Americas. Some languages, including Quechua, Arawak, Aymara, Guaraní, Nahuatl, and some Mayan languages, have millions of speakers and are recognized as official by governments in Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, and Greenland.

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Ethnic group → Nation → Indigenous peoples of the Americas → Greenland → Culture of Greenland → History of Greenland → Greenlandic language → Danish Realm → Danish nationality law → European Union citizenship → Inuit → Ethnographically →