Days Before Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime, U.S. Territory Representatives Criticize America’s ‘Colonial’ Behavior

Days before Benito “Bad Bunny” Ocasio commanded the NFL half-time show with a musical discourse on identity and politics, residents of United States territories came together to advise Greenlanders on what might be waiting for them should they ultimately join Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas as territories of the United States. Organized by Right to Democracy, “What Greenlanders Should Know About Becoming A. U.S. Territory” was held on Thursday and explored themes of political rights, self-determination, mineral extraction, and more. “We’re all constantly trying to clarify this relationship we have with the United States,” said Sheila Jack Babuata, former member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.  The discussion began by highlighting the differences between how Greenland interacts with Denmark and how U.S. territories interface with their colonial power. Greenland, said Right to Democracy co-founder Neil Wear...