Wednesday 23 March 2016

By Nichol Long


The first people to set foot in Greenland arrived around 4-5000 years ago from the North American continent via Canada when the sea froze in the narrow strait at Thule in northern Greenland.

In 1979, the Danish government granted home rule to Greenland. Under this agreement, Greenland remained part of the Danish realm, and each Greenlander was a Danish citizen, enjoying equal rights with all other Danes. Denmark retained control of the island̢۪s constitutional affairs, foreign relations, and defense while Greenland maintained jurisdiction over economic development, municipal regulations, taxes, education, the social welfare system, cultural affairs, and the state church.

The idea of the national flag first came up in 1973 when some proposed a green, white, and blue flag. The next year in 1974 a newspaper published eleven other designs out of which ten featured a Nordic Cross. No flag was chosen at the time and the plan of selecting an official flag took a backseat.

In 1978, when Greenland was granted home rule by Denmark, a design contest was held across the country. Of the many entries received, a red and white flag with the circle was chosen as the official flag of the country.

In the nearby dialect, Greenlandic, the banner is alluded to as Erfalasorput, signifying "our banner". The Greenland banner is otherwise called Aappalaartoq - "the red". The term Aappalaartoq is likewise used to allude to the banner of Denmark. The banner of Greenland does not include a Nordic Cross.

Today the population of Greenland is 57,000. The capital of Greenland, Nuuk has a population of 15,000. Most of the population of Greenland are Inuit.Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of Greenland Flag history right at home.




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