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Abraham Ulrikab was an Inuk man who was displayed in a human zoo in the 1880s, along with his friends and family. His diaries, written in Inuktitut and translated into German by Moravian missionaries, provide a rare insight into his life on exhibit.
READ:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/abraham-ulrikab
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/moravian-missions-in-labrador-emc
Video written and edited by Jessica Patterson, with files from The Canadian Encyclopedia article by France Rivet. Voiceover by Jessica Patterson. Special thanks to Janice Goudie and Lena Onalik of the Nunatsiavut Government for additional insight.
Music:
Krishnachura * Violin Music by The Piano Lady (Lena Orsa), via Jamendo Licensing.
Abraham Ulrikab was an Inuk man who was displayed in a human zoo in the 1880s, along with his friends and family. His diaries, written in Inuktitut and translated into German by Moravian missionaries, provide a rare insight into his life on exhibit.
READ:
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/abraham-ulrikab
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/moravian-missions-in-labrador-emc
Video written and edited by Jessica Patterson, with files from The Canadian Encyclopedia article by France Rivet. Voiceover by Jessica Patterson. Special thanks to Janice Goudie and Lena Onalik of the Nunatsiavut Government for additional insight.
Music:
Krishnachura * Violin Music by The Piano Lady (Lena Orsa), via Jamendo Licensing.
