Minik : the lost Eskimo
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Boston : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2008].
Format
DVD
ISBN
0793694329, 9780793694327
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Cranston Central - DVD & Blu-Ray
DVD B MIN
1 available
DVD B MIN
1 available
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Published
Boston : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2008].
Language
English
ISBN
0793694329, 9780793694327
UPC
841887009331
Notes
General Note
Film originally produced by Engstfeld Film GmbH, c2005.
General Note
Broadcast as an episode of the PBS television program American experience.
General Note
Special feature: teacher's guide PDF.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, James Rutenbeck, Josef van Ooyen ; director of photography, Hans Jakobi ; composer, Hans Günter Wagener.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Joe Morton.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; widescreen; 5.1 surround sound.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cranston Central - DVD & Blu-Ray | DVD B MIN | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Biographical television programs.
Ethnology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Greenland -- Discovery and exploration.
Inuit -- Greenland -- Thule Region -- Biography.
Inuit -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
Peary, Robert E. -- (Robert Edwin), -- 1856-1920.
Polar Eskimos -- Biography.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wallace, Minik, -- 1890 or 1891-1918.
Biographical television programs.
Ethnology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Greenland -- Discovery and exploration.
Inuit -- Greenland -- Thule Region -- Biography.
Inuit -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
Peary, Robert E. -- (Robert Edwin), -- 1856-1920.
Polar Eskimos -- Biography.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wallace, Minik, -- 1890 or 1891-1918.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Engstfeld, A., Bellows, S., & Morton, J. (2008). Minik: the lost Eskimo . WGBH Educational Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engstfeld, Axel, Susan. Bellows and Joe Morton. 2008. Minik: The Lost Eskimo. WGBH Educational Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engstfeld, Axel, Susan. Bellows and Joe Morton. Minik: The Lost Eskimo WGBH Educational Foundation, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Engstfeld, Axel., Susan Bellows, and Joe Morton. Minik: The Lost Eskimo WGBH Educational Foundation, 2008.
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