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- Title
Eighteenth Century Labrador Inuit in England.
- Authors
Stopp, Marianne P.
- Abstract
In the late 18th century, a number of Labrador Inuit were at different times taken to England. Their lives, journeys, and likenesses were unusually well documented through writings and portraiture. Presented here are the histories of Mikak and her son Tutauk, brought to England by Francis Lucas in 1767, and of Attuiock, Ickongoque, Ickeuna, Tooklavinia, and Caubvick, who traveled to England in 1772 with Captain George Cartwright. These individuals, especially Mikak, played a part in Britain's expansion along the northeastern seaboard of Canada. Although the story is relatively well known to students of northern history, this retelling details source material and also clarifies discrepancies found in earlier publications. The portraits, which include two previously unknown depictions of Labrador Inuit, are particularly striking for their ethnographic content.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; OLDER Inuit; LIFE history interviews; ETHNOGRAPHIC informants; LUCAS, Francis; CARTWRIGHT, George, 1739-1819; VOYAGES &; travels; INUIT; EIGHTEENTH century; LABRADORIAN Inuit; NATIVE American history
- Publication
Arctic Journal, 2009, Vol 62, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
0004-0843
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14430/arctic112