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The Future During the last decade of the Home Rule Government, much has happened: it has not been easy and there have been problems to contend with, problems which are familiar to most other countries. The period following the formation of the Home Rule Government has been hectic, and may appropriately be described as a passage through adolescence to adulthood. Greenland is a country in rapid progress. For over half a century, the hallmark of this society has been characterized by an optimism about the future - a desire to stand forth and participate among the nations of the world. Greenland's poets were the first to stimulate the people to seize the responsibility for their own destiny. In 1912, Henrik Lund, one of Greenland's most erstwhile poets, wrote the following as part of Greenland's National Anthem: "We burn with the desire for development...The progress more mature societies have chosen is that we earnestly strive for." Today, one might say that this has become much |
 From Sisimiut. Photo: Carsten Lind. more than just a vision of the future. Contemporary Greenland is a modern society with industries, high-tech fisheries, an educational system which is on a par with that of any other nation; higher education has also been established in the country, the latest being the founding of Ilisimatusarfik - The University of Greenland in 1987. During the last few years, the discovery of mineral deposits has also provided hope for the country's economic future. |
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