Jeffrey Gettleman

I found Greenland beautiful and very different from any place I had ever been. It's really icy and snowy. All you can see is white. White mountains, white snow on the ground, icebergs floating in the ocean. And that ice defines life. And I went to this one place on the west coast called Ilulisset, which is a town of about 5,000 people.

I found Greenland beautiful and very different from any place I had ever been. It's really icy and snowy. All you can see is white. White mountains, white snow on the ground, icebergs floating in the ocean. And that ice defines life. And I went to this one place on the west coast called Ilulisset, which is a town of about 5,000 people.

And one morning I went with the family and we got to a place where there were all these guys standing around these holes that they had smashed into the ground, reeling up these lines and catching lots of fish. And in this little town, everything revolves around fishing, even though it's like a very difficult environment to work in. Minus 20 degrees below zero Celsius, winds blowing.

And one morning I went with the family and we got to a place where there were all these guys standing around these holes that they had smashed into the ground, reeling up these lines and catching lots of fish. And in this little town, everything revolves around fishing, even though it's like a very difficult environment to work in. Minus 20 degrees below zero Celsius, winds blowing.

And I met this fisherman named Frederick. He's gutting one fish after the other, throwing the scraps on the snow and pulling out another fish, doing it again and again.

And I met this fisherman named Frederick. He's gutting one fish after the other, throwing the scraps on the snow and pulling out another fish, doing it again and again.

And I just started talking to him right off the bat. America and Trump is a headline. He tells me there are all these headlines about Greenland in the U.S. So he's really aware of this conversation that's going on about the fate of Greenland.

And I just started talking to him right off the bat. America and Trump is a headline. He tells me there are all these headlines about Greenland in the U.S. So he's really aware of this conversation that's going on about the fate of Greenland.

Frederick felt that Greenland should break off from Denmark.

Frederick felt that Greenland should break off from Denmark.

He tells me that he's frustrated that Denmark still controls many aspects of life in Greenland. And one of those is its fishing industry. And he felt that all this attention that Trump is putting on Greenland is going to create more opportunities where they're going to be able to strike up its own relationships and trade agreements.

He tells me that he's frustrated that Denmark still controls many aspects of life in Greenland. And one of those is its fishing industry. And he felt that all this attention that Trump is putting on Greenland is going to create more opportunities where they're going to be able to strike up its own relationships and trade agreements.

And that will open doors for all kinds of business, including the fishing business.

And that will open doors for all kinds of business, including the fishing business.

Another person I met that day was Lila. Her family runs a small tourism business, and she took us out across the ice on her dog slits.

Another person I met that day was Lila. Her family runs a small tourism business, and she took us out across the ice on her dog slits.

Lila told me that her business has really struggled to compete with these bigger Danish companies that have come to the island. She says they have more resources and much better connections abroad.

Lila told me that her business has really struggled to compete with these bigger Danish companies that have come to the island. She says they have more resources and much better connections abroad.

And so given all that, I asked her, did she want to break off from Denmark? Do you think independence would help Greenland?

And so given all that, I asked her, did she want to break off from Denmark? Do you think independence would help Greenland?