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The diary of Abraham Ulrikab : text and context / translated by Hartmut Lutz and students from the University of Greifswald, Germany ; [Alootook Ipellie, foreword and cover art ; Hans-Ludwig Blohm, photos].

by Ulrikab, Abraham, 1845?-1881.

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University of Ottawa Press, c2005.

Ulrikab, Abraham, 1845?-1881 -- Diaries.

Inuit -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Labrador -- Biography.

Inuit -- Germany.

xxvii, 100 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-99).

In August 1880, businessman Adrian Jakobsen convinced eight Inuit from Hebron and Nakvak, Labrador, to accompany him to Europe to be “exhibited” in zoos. By January 1881, all eight had died in Europe of smallpox. The story is told from several different perspectives, from Moravian letters and reports, to a scholarly article, newspaper pieces, and even advertising. The core of the book is Abraham Ulrikab’s own diary of the trip, translated for the first time into English. It is the earliest known Inuit autobiography.

Autobiographies.

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