Minik, the Lost Eskimo

Summary This installment provides a provocative look at the collision of race, culture and the burgeoning science of anthropology as it recounts the life of Minik, later named Minik Wallace, a Greenland Inuit who came to America in 1897 courtesy of explorer Robert Peary. Considered an uncommon species at the time, 7-year-old Minik and four other Eskimos were taken to New York City for study at the American Museum of Natural History.

S20.E10 ∙ Minik, the Lost Eskimo

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Oliver Platt Michael Murphy David Ogden Stiers David McCullough

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Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 30, 2008

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site Official Twitter

Language : English

Filming locations : Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

Production companies : WGBH Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Robert Stone Productions

Summary This installment provides a provocative look at the collision of race, culture and the burgeoning science of anthropology as it recounts the life of Minik, later named Minik Wallace, a Greenland Inuit who came to America in 1897 courtesy of explorer Robert Peary. Considered an uncommon species at the time, 7-year-old Minik and four other Eskimos were taken to New York City for study at the American Museum of Natural History.

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 30, 2008

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site Official Twitter

Language : English

Filming locations : Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

Production companies : WGBH Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Robert Stone Productions

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