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Denmark says sorry to children of failed experiment

Inuit Greenlander

2022

In 1951, 22 Inuit Greenlander children were separated from their families in Greenland and sent to Denmark, part of an experiment to raise children who could 'bridge' Danish and Greenlander cultures.
6 of the 22 children are still alive and the Danish Government has agreed to pay damages to each of them

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