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

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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Director
Axel Engstfeld
Cinematographer
Hans Jakobi
Editors
James Rutenbeck | Josef van Ooyen
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Status
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Updated Mar 31, 2008
Release date
Mar 31, 2008 (United States)
Awards
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Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 123 nominations

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