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The week of January 10 to 16, 2021, marks the 140th anniversary of the death, in Paris, of five Labrador Inuit including Abraham Ulrikab.
For those unfamiliar with Abraham’s story, he was one of a group of eight who were recruited in Labrador in August 1880 to be exhibited […]
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La semaine du 10 au 16 janvier 2021 marque le 140e anniversaire du décès, à Paris, de cinq Inuits du Labrador dont Abraham Ulrikab.
Pour ceux qui ne sont pas familiers avec l’histoire d’Abraham, ce dernier faisait partie d’un groupe de huit personnes qui ont été recrutées au […]
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After four years in the making, the second edition of Voyage with the Labrador Eskimos, 1880-1881 is finally out! From its initial 86 pages, the book has been expanded to no less than… 300 pages!
Cover – Second edition – Voyage With the Labrador Eskimos, 1880-1881.
The first edition consisted of the […]
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I am so excited and proud to tell you about the “Germany and Canada: Partners from Immigration to Innovation” exhibit that just opened last night in Ottawa. The exhibit is being presented by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, and its many partners, to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. It is located […]
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To my astonishment, about two weeks ago, I received an email from Richard Burton, up in Prophet River, British Columbia, telling me that he believed he was the great-great-grandson of Abraham Ulrikab. Richard had just been made aware of Abraham’s story by his father Andrew who had heard about the book In the […]
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Well! Today is the day when all of Canada gets to see the documentary Trapped in a Human Zoo when it airs this evening on CBC’s The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. Since last week’s world premiere in Ottawa, and this morning’s interview with Anna Maria Tremonti of CBC’ The Current, I’ve […]
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As you probably know, we’re just five days away from the television premiere of the documentary Trapped in a Human Zoo on CBC.
I was really thrilled when the editor of Canada’s History magazine confirmed that their February-March 2016 issue would contain the 7-page feature article Tragedy in the Zoo followed by a […]
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What a memorable evening it was last Thursday at the world premiere of the documentary Trapped in a Human Zoo: Based on Abraham’s Diary. Held at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, the event was presented by Pix3 Films and the Nunatsiavut government, in collaboration with the Northern Lights 2016 trade show.
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Well! The point of no return has been reached! It is now official, the television premiere of the documentary film Trapped in a Human Zoo: based on Abraham’s Diary will happen on Thursday, February 11, 2016 @ 8 p.m. on CBC’s The Nature of Things with David Suzuki.
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Bon eh bien! Le point de non-retour a été atteint! C’est maintenant officiel, la première télévisuelle de la version anglaise du documentaire Piégés dans un zoo humain, un documentaire basé sur le journal d’Abraham Ulrikab, aura lieu le jeudi 11 février, 2016 @ 20 h dans le cadre de l’émission […]
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