The Coils of Silence: Greenland's Lost Generations

By Kevin J Harrison

In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of Inuit women and girls in Greenland some as young as twelve were subjected to forced contraception. Without their knowledge or consent, Danish doctors fitted them with intrauterine devices (IUDs), stripping them of the right to decide their own futures. For decades, their stories were buried in silence. In that silence is broken. Through survivor testimonies, historical investigation, and political analysis, this book uncovers one of the darkest chapters in Denmark and Greenland's shared history. It follows the women whose lives were scarred by the "spiral case," the activists who fought to bring the truth to light, and the political leaders who now face the question: can a single word sorry heal a generational wound? From the colonial dynamics of the Cold War to present-day struggles for Greenlandic independence, connects the intimate pain of lost children and broken trust to the broader forces of power, sovereignty, and identity. It also places Greenland's story within a global context of reproductive injustice, linking it to Indigenous women's struggles in North America, Australia, and beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FSZZP6SZ
• ISBN13: 9798267434782
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"