As U.S. President Donald Trump publicly floated the idea of buying Greenland, the island’s indigenous Inuit communities have expressed bewilderment and concern, highlighting a worldview that contrasts sharply with the notion of national ownership. For centuries, Greenland’s Inuit people have lived as guardians of the land, believing that the Arctic terrain is collectively shared rather than privately owned. “Since childhood, I have been used to the idea that you can only rent land. Life revolves around fishing, hunting, and survival in the unforgiving Arctic winter, when the sun barely rises above the surrounding mountains. Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, does not allow private land ownership.