Give me my father's body : the life of Minik, the New York Eskimo.

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by Harper, Kenn.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Pocket Books, (New York : ) Physical details: 233 p. : 18 cm. Subject(s): Wallace, Minik -- Biography. | Polar Eskimos -- New York (State) -- Biography. --New York -- Biography. Year : 2001 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Education Learning Commons Indigenous 921 MIN Available

Minik, a young Eskimo boy, was brought to New York City with five other Eskimos as "cargo" by Robert Peary in 1897, and left as specimens at the American Museum of Natural History. Orphaned after a year, Minik remained in New York for 12 years, until, disillusioned with white society, he returned to his homeland.