American Experience S20E10 — Minik: The Lost Eskimo

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American Experience•Season 20•Episode 10

Minik: The Lost Eskimo

6.3/10 · 25 votesMar 31, 200955 min

Ranked #14 of 14 in Season 20•−0.9 vs season avg

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In 1897, renowned Arctic explorer Robert Peary returned to New York from his latest Greenland expedition. At the request of anthropologist Franz Boas, he brought with him five polar Inuits for study at the American Museum of Natural History. Within months, four of them had

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Episode Summary

"Minik: The Lost Eskimo" is episode 10 of American Experience season 20. It scored 6.3/10 from 25 votes, ranking #14 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on March 31, 2009.

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