Give Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo
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- Synopsis
- In 1897 the arctic explorer Robert Peary brought six Eskimos from northern Greenland to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. For a brief time the Eskimos became a living exhibit. When four of the group died their skeletons were put on display. Six-year-old Minik, who managed to survive, was adopted by an American family and lost much of his Eskimo identity. Yet at 18 he chose to return to Greenland, where he struggled to rebuild his life among his own people. Meticulously researched and compellingly written, this is the poignant story of a young man who lived in two worlds and never fully belonged to either one. It is also the story of the scientific and economic exploitation of the indigenous people of the Arctic.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 559 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780743410052
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 04/09/03
- Copyrighted By:
- Kenn Harper
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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