Greenland’s Inuit people say their Arctic land is owned by all, not by any individual or country. This view clashes with growing global interest after US President Donald Trump said the US might buy Greenland. Denmark quickly reaffirmed its legal claim over the territory. Nearly 90% of Greenland’s 57,000 people are Inuit, who have lived on the island for around 1,000 years. They include the Kalaallit in the west, Tunumi in the east, and Inughuit in the north across roughly 830,000 square miles. Kaaleeraq Ringsted, 74, from Kapisillit, told Reuters, “We can't even buy our own land ourselves, but Trump wants to buy it - that's so strange to us.” He explained the Inuit have always believed in collective land rental, not ownership. Most of Greenland’s area is ice, with most people living near the capital Nuuk on the southwest coast. The economy depends on fishing and Danish subsidies. Inuit society legally owns houses but not the land beneath, a system surviving 300 years of colonization. Danish teacher Vanilla Mathiassen said locals focus on day-to-day survival, like catching fish or hunting reindeer if needed. Rakel Kristiansen, from a shamanic family, said, “Owning land is the wrong question. The question should be who is responsible for the land. The land existed before us, and it will exist after us.” She added, “I belong here. This is my land. Greenland is my land.”