Name: Freezers full: preparedness is a way of life for Greenlanders | REUTERS
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Many Greenlanders may have been alarmed by US President Donald Trump's demands to acquire their homeland, leading their government to update crisis preparedness recommendations.

Greenland's government advised residents to keep five days worth of water and food, as well as access to hunting weapons, ammunition and fishing gear.

But living in remote parts with harsh weather conditions has made self sufficiency a way of life for many locals, like fisherman Aslak Wilhelm Jensen.

There are many opportunities to survive here and as I say, a Greenlander, we relax if we have food on the table.

We are not the kind of people who go into a complete panic when we hear something is happening out there in the world.

Even people like Kalerak Rinste, who, due to ill health, relies on friends and family to deliver food, have a full pantry.

Yes, and we also eat it when we celebrate birthdays, Christmas and Easter.

When my grandchild comes, then we eat with her.

I'm not scared, but I'm a little nervous.

Denmark, which holds sovereignty over Greenland, has promoted modernisation and urbanization since the 1950s, often shifting locals away from traditional hunting and fishing.

However, many Greenlanders balance modern occupations with.

With these skills honed over generations, as well as plentiful fish stocks, Greenland has largely untapped rare earth and critical mineral resources in a strategically important Arctic location.

Trump has repeatedly said he wanted to acquire the Danish territory, citing national security, but

on Wednesday ruled out using force to take it.