Minik : the lost Eskimo / WGBH, Boston ; a film by Axel Engstfeld ; reversioned by Susan Bellows.

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In 1897, six Eskimos arrived in New York City, brought as the "exotic cargo" of explorer Robert Peary from Greenland. The youngest of the group was 7-year-old Minik, who struggled to create a home and identity thousands of miles from his native land.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) WGBH Educational Foundation PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Engstfeld, Axel, 1953- Bellows, Susan Morton, Joe, 1947- (Narrator)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Boston : [Place of publication not identified] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; PBS Home Video [distributor], [2008], ©2008.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Wallace, Minik, > 1890 or 1891-1918. Peary, Robert E. > (Robert Edwin), > 1856-1920. Inuit > New York (State) > New York. Inuit > Greenland > Qaanaaq > Biography. Polar Eskimos > Biography. Ethnology > Moral and ethical aspects. Greenland > Discovery and exploration. New York (N.Y.) > History > 19th century. Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographical television programs.
Genre:	Biography. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographical television programs.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Lost Eskimo.
Format:	Video DVD

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