were taken to live in denmark fora year in1951. only six of them are still alive and they re now seeking $38,000 each in compesation. the lawyer representing the group says their childhoods were ruined, and they lost theirfamilies, language and culture. with me is our news reporter courtney bembridge. what was the purpose of this failed experiment? at the time, greenland was a danish at the time, greenland was a danish colony and as you said, this was danish colony and as you said, this was aimed at trying to create this was aimed at trying to create this new danish elite in greenland. 22 children, their famiiies greenland. 22 children, their families were convinced they could families were convinced they could give their children a better could give their children a better life if they send them on a better life if they send them on a ship better life if they send them on a ship to denmark for a year and they on a ship to denmark for a year and they would return to greenl