Greenlandic Activists speak out

David Patrick
Combat Rated

Orla Joelsen, a prominent Greenlandic
political activist and former parliamentary
candidate, sharply criticized
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on June 21,
2026, after Landry suggested Greenland
could become the 51st U.S. state
to mark America’s upcoming 251st Independence
Day. “As a governor, you
must surely have a bad taste in your
mouth suggesting that another people
and country should simply become part
of the United States,” Joelsen wrote on
X. “Greenland is not a vacant territory
waiting to be added as a 51st state. We
are a people with our own history, culture,
language, and democratic right to
determine our own future.”