Denmark apologises to children of failed social experiment

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Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen reacts during an event where she apologized personally to six Greenlandic Inuit
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen reacts during an event where she apologized personally to six Greenlandic Inuit Source: AAP / Liselotte Sabroe/EPA

Inuit Greenlanders – moved to Denmark to become ‘model Greenlanders’ – will finally receive compensation and an in-person apology for the destruction of their lives.

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Inuit Greenlanders – moved to Denmark to become ‘model Greenlanders’ – will finally receive compensation and an in-person apology for the destruction of their lives.

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