Kalaallit NunaatKalaallit Nunaat (in English, ‘GreenlandGreenland’) may be regarded as an autonomous subnational island jurisdictionSubnational island jurisdictions (SNIJ) of the metropolitan state of DenmarkDenmark. Alternatively, Kalaallit Nunaat may be regarded as one of the three constituent nations of the Danish Realm (Rigsfællesskabet), alongside the Faroe Islands and Denmark proper. When appearing on the global stage, Kalaallit politicians often take a third approach, highlighting that Kalaallit Nunaat is the only IndigenousIndigenous ArcticArctic territory with a legally established roadmap toward independence. Such statements point to Kalaallit Nunaat’s exceptionalism relative to both Arctic Indigenous territories without autonomyAutonomy (e.g. Sápmi) and Arctic Indigenous territories with autonomyAutonomy but without a straightforward method of attaining political independence (e.g. Nunavut).