As Greenland's former colonial power, Denmark pursued assimilation policies that included de facto bans on the Inuit language and traditional tattoos, forced sterilisations, and the removal of children from their families to be placed in Danish homes. The policies left Greenlanders bitter, and cast a dark shadow over Denmark's national conscience. As Greenland gradually regained autonomy in the second half of the 20th century, its population, still made up of almost 90 percent Inuits today, began to rediscover their long-stifled traditions, which US President Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions have only spurred further. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES