[8] This means they are entitled to the same privileges as ethnic Danes but also that Greenlanders miss out on services extended to newly arrived immigrants in Denmark.

[8] Greenlandic people in Denmark experience higher rates of unemployment, poverty, homelessness and substance abuse than ethnic Danes.

[10] As per the COE recommendations, the Danish government has recognised the need to improve the situation of Greenlandic Danes.

[5][11] According to the International Work Group of Indigenous Affairs, rates of homelessness are 50% higher among Greenlandic people in Denmark than ethnic Danes.

"[7] Prejudicial attitudes are reflected in Danish vernacular with the expression "drunk as a Greenlander" being used to describe anyone who has had too much alcohol.

Under Danish law, it is prohibited to include race or ethnicity in its civil registration system (Det Centrale Personregister or CPR).

[9] It can mean that newly arrived Greenlanders do not have access to government support programs designed for immigrants.

[9] Despite recommendations by the UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Danish government continues to disallow ethnicity being mentioned in the CPR.

[11] The UN Committee warned this will inhibit an analysis of the "economic, social and cultural rights of vulnerable groups".

According to Rud Søren, a Danish historian, the Grønlanderhjemmet provided a monitored environment in which the Greenlanders could increase their understanding of a ‘modern’, ‘civilised’ society in order to return with these lessons and disseminate them in their home country.

[21][20] In 1951, 21 families were misled into agreeing to send their children to Denmark for six months for an education, they were told, that would improve their future.

[23] Unbeknownst to the parents in Greenland, on return the children would live in orphanages, not with their families and were only allowed infrequent visits.

It was not until 2020 that the children that were forced to be part of the experiment received an apology from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

[2] According to one case study, Greenlandic youth enjoy the opportunity to travel to Denmark for their education and do not do so merely out of necessity, as is often thought.

[26] Problems such as homesickness, poor academic performance, low self-esteem and motivation levels are also reported by Greenlandic students studying in Denmark.

But people with a Greenlandic Inuit background face several challenges in relation to enjoying equal treatment and opportunities as to other nationals of the realm.

[32] The Greenlandic population in the ghetto area Gellerup in Aarhus was subjected to racism in 2008, due to harassment from Arab and Somali immigrants.

[7] This contradicts the Danish legislation that languages that are part of the EU/EE community must be available for education if there is a petition granted on behalf of at least 12 children residing with their parents in Denmark.

In addition, the congregation is in the process of applying for permission to establish a parish council for Greenlanders in Denmark.

North Atlantic House or Nordatlantens Brygge is an art and cultural centre located in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[43] There are Greenlandic cultural activities run by the houses for the local communities such as cooking classes and music performances.