American Experience Minik, the Lost Eskimo (Season 20, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Experience

Minik, the Lost Eskimo (Season 20, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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 ...See moreThis 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. See less

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Name	Known for
Anuu Jin Boldsaikhan Young Minik Young Minik See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Zdenek Havlicek Wallace Wallace See fewer	Joséphine, ange gardien (1997)
Martin Krehak Dr. Dailey Dr. Dailey See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Joe Morton Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Zdenek Stepánek Dr. Boas Dr. Boas See fewer	Countesses (2007)
Bayrkhuu Sukhee Keeshoh Keeshoh See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Saikhantuya Sukhee Atangana Atangana See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Uuganbayar Tserendorj Old Minik Old Minik See fewer	Letiste (2006)

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