In his search for the North Pole at the turn of the twentieth century, the renowned Robert E. Peary, long celebrated as an icon of modern exploration, used the Eskimos of northwestern Greenland as the human resources for his expeditions. Sailing aboard a ship calledHopein 1897, Peary entered New York harbor with six Eskimos as his cargo. Depositing them with the American Museum of Natural History as live "specimens" to be poked, measured, and observed by the paying public, Peary abruptly abandoned any responsibility for their care. Four of the Eskimos died within a year. One managed to gain passage back to Greenland. Only the sixth, a boy of six or seven with a precociously solemn smile, remained, orphaned and adrift in a bewildering metropolis. His name was Minik. Here, a century after the fact, is his story.A searing true tale of extraordinary darkness told with intensity and vigilance,Give Me My Father's Bodyis Kenn Harper's absorbing, intricately documented account of ruthless imperialism in the name of science, of cruel deceptions and false burials, and of the short, strange, and tragic life of the boy known as the New York Eskimo. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Kenn Harper has lived in the Arctic for over thirty years in Eskimo communities in the Baffin Region & in Qaanaaq, Greenland. He has worked as a teacher, development officer, historian, linguist, & businessman. He speaks Inuktitut, the Eskimo language of the eastern Canadian Arctic, & has written extensively on northern history & the Inuktitut language. He now lives in Iqaluit, capital of the new Arctic territory of Nunavut, & was recently elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Foreword	p. XI
Introduction	p. XV
1 Peary's People	p. 1
2 The Iron Mountain	p. 11
3 Arrival in America	p. 21
4 An Eskimo Orphan in New York	p. 33
5 Minik, the American	p. 43
6 The Wallace Affair	p. 55
7 Scam	p. 65
8 "Destined to a Life of Tears"	p. 75
9 Give Me My Father's Body	p. 83
10 In the Interest of Science	p. 91
11 "The Very Pitiful Case of Minik"	p. 99
12 "A Hopeless Condition of Exile"	p. 109
13 The Polar Plan	p. 121
14 Runaway	p. 127
15 "An Iron-Clad Agreement"	p. 137
16 Return to Greenland	p. 149
17 An Eskimo Again	p. 157
18 The Thule Station	p. 167
19 Uisaakassak: The Big Liar	p. 173
20 Wanted: Dead or Alive	p. 179
21 The Crocker Land Expedition	p. 191
22 Back on Broadway	p. 205
23 The North Country	p. 213
Epilogue	p. 220
Afterword	p. 225
Appendix	p. 231
Notes	p. 237
Bibliography	p. 257
Acknowledgments	p. 265
Photo Credits	p. 269
Index	p. 273

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