Greenland is not just a strategic outpost or a prize for world powers — it is a nation with the right to determine its future.

As global competition in the Arctic heats up, Greenland’s future is more important than ever. But it should be decided by its people, not foreign powers.

Greenland has a thriving soccer culture among its 56,000-strong population, but nowhere to play due to being part of Denmark. Having applied to join the U.S., Mexico and Canada in Concacaf, will they soon get their shot?

As Greenland draws international attention amidst a takeover push from US President Donald Trump, the independence movement is growing among its predominantly Inuit population. Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede aims to call for a referendum on independence if reelected on March 11.

As global competition in the Arctic heats up, Greenland’s future is more important than ever. However, it should be decided by its people, not foreign powers.

Resentment came to a head recently with Greenland’s White Gold, a documentary aired by Denmark’s national broadcaster DR, that focused on cryolite, a mineral which looks like a block of ice and is vital for producing aluminium.

Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede aims to call for a referendum on independence if reelected on March 11. “Greenland is for the Greenlandic people,” affirmed Egede. “We do not want to be Danish.