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What is the living standard of Greenlanders?

Limited by natural conditions, Greenland Eskimos used to be scattered on the east and west coasts. From 870 to 930 AD, Scandinavians from Denmark and Norway came to Iceland to settle down. This island in the North Atlantic gradually cannot accommodate the rapidly growing population, so people here began to look for new land. In 986, hundreds of Icelanders moved to the southwest of Greenland. They were the first foreigners to come to Eskimo settlements. Later, more and more Icelanders, Danes and Norwegians came here. At first, these white people followed the traditional animal husbandry and raised sheep to get meat, milk and wool to solve the problem of food and clothing. However, they gradually found that local Eskimos were better at hunting and fishing than raising cattle and sheep. So these people completely changed their way of life, from domestic animals to hunting and fishing for a living and living an Eskimo life. Later, due to intermarriage with Eskimos, hundreds of years later, the descendants of these people gradually tended to Eskimos. Eskimos living in Greenland are mostly mixed-race, so they are specially called "Greenlanders".

1700, the Danish government sent people to look for Danish descendants living in Greenland. As a result, only Eskimos were found after coming here, so the Danish government decided to help these Eskimos. The government sent commissioners to handle Eskimo affairs and sent priests to teach them Christianity. Greenland became a colony of Denmark. The Danish government does not allow any outsiders to enter the island, and even Danish citizens cannot settle in Greenland. The purpose is to prevent dishonest white people from hurting simple Eskimos who know nothing about the external social situation, so that they can gradually and orderly transform into a modern lifestyle.

To some extent, the Eskimos in Greenland are lucky. On the contrary, the Eskimos of Labrador in eastern Canada were massacred by foreign invaders. Those fishermen from Europe and the British colony of New England are very cruel. They kill Eskimos as soon as they see them. Simple and peaceful Eskimos, unarmed and ignorant of the external social situation, have neither the ability to resist nor the concept of self-protection. Hundreds of innocent Eskimos died under the butcher's knife.

Denmark was the first government to help the Eskimos. In the 1920s, most residents of Greenland made a living by hunting, but the number of seals they could catch became less and less, partly because of over-hunting, and another possible reason was that the climate was warming and seals moved farther north. The warm sea water attracts a lot of cod and other fish, so the Danish government helps Eskimos to start modern fishing. The government lends money to Eskimos to buy small fishing boats, fishing nets and other equipment with motors, build fish product processing plants and handle the export of fish products. By the 1950s, the government had completely controlled the fishing industry here.

Everything develops in this way. Eskimos began to live in modern apartments rented by the government at low prices, go shopping, send their children to government-run schools, and receive free treatment for illness. The government also provides many employment opportunities for Eskimos. Many Greenlanders, mainly women, work in fish products processing plants, some well-educated people work in local government agencies, and more people become carpenters, electricians, mechanics and construction workers after training. Greenland embarked on the road of modern colony. Eskimos have entered the white society and depend on the white people. 1983, there are still14 Greenlanders engaged in fishery production for a living.

Because Danes hold important positions in government agencies or engage in management work, they are better treated politically and economically than local residents, and Greenland Eskimos become second-class citizens. Although Greenland became a province of Denmark in 1953, Greenlanders enjoyed equal voting rights as citizens and could elect two representatives to the Danish parliament, this reform only ended colonial rule legally. In this case, Greenlanders began to seek political ways to truly end two and a half centuries of colonial rule. 197 1, a new generation of educated Greenlanders called on Greenlanders to get rid of Danish rule and solve unfair wages and other problems. 1979, the Greenland autonomy law was announced and implemented, and the Greenlanders won a political victory. 1984, Greenland withdrew from Europe. Today, Greenlanders have three political parties. Although their political opinions are different, they all aim to help Greenland get rid of colonial rule and make Greenland completely separate from the Danish government in the near future.

One's life is 1998. Hospitals and clinics 18, 84 doctors, 33 dentists, 495 nurses and 44 beds1piece. Price index (1995 =100):1999 =103. Wage index (1995 =100):1999 =103.

Cultural education is a nine-year free compulsory education. The teaching language is Greenland and Danish is a compulsory course for students. In the school year 1998/99, there were 88 primary and secondary schools with 1 1087 students and 1047 teachers, including 824 local teachers in Greenland. There are 10 vocational schools, 1 trade college, 1 education college, 1 small university (University of Greenland). The vast majority of students go to Danish institutions of higher learning for higher education. The main newspapers are Greenland Post, Progressive Party, Progressive Party and Unity Party. Greenland Radio and Television broadcasts and plays TV programs in Greenland and Danish.