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But by the 1970s, many Greenlanders had come to resent Danish control and demanded more local control of the government. The people of the island voted for home rule in 1979. Home Rule was officially introduced on 1 May 1979. Place names of Inuit origin came into official use. Greenland was renamed Kalaallit Nunaat. The capital city Godthåb was changed to Nuuk. Greenland is now an integral part of Denmark, having attained a full internal self-government in January 1981. With the aid of Denmark, Greenland has developed its fishing and fish processing industries. Still, Greenland can meet only about 10% of its financial needs and Denmark makes up the difference with annual block grants.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Greenland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.</ref> | But by the 1970s, many Greenlanders had come to resent Danish control and demanded more local control of the government. The people of the island voted for home rule in 1979. Home Rule was officially introduced on 1 May 1979. Place names of Inuit origin came into official use. Greenland was renamed Kalaallit Nunaat. The capital city Godthåb was changed to Nuuk. Greenland is now an integral part of Denmark, having attained a full internal self-government in January 1981. With the aid of Denmark, Greenland has developed its fishing and fish processing industries. Still, Greenland can meet only about 10% of its financial needs and Denmark makes up the difference with annual block grants.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Greenland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.</ref> | ||
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