A colony is a colony is a colony.
Legalisms do not change that reality.
Until Greenland votes for independence they are just another colony.
The 2009 Act on Greenland Self-Government explicitly recognizes Greenlanders as a “people” under international law with the right to self-determination.
Denmark and Greenland are equal partners under the Danish crown.
This is analogous to the USA and Palau or the USA and the Marshall islands.
Greenland manages its own education, healthcare, taxation, natural resources (including oil and minerals), and policing. The Kingdom of Denmark remains responsible only for defense, foreign policy, and currency. Even in foreign affairs, Greenland has the authority to negotiate international agreements on matters that have been transferred to its control.
The Danish government can’t tell Greenland what to do — that means that Greenland is NOT a colony.
Just as Palau is fully independent of the USA yet delegated their defense and security responsibilities to the U.S. in exchange for economic assistance and access to U.S. domestic programs, similar to how Denmark handles Greenland’s defense.
Unlike U.S. states or territories like Puerto Rico, these nations can terminate their relationship with the U.S. at any time to pursue full sovereignty, matching Greenland’s legally recognized path to independence