Diary of Abraham Ulrikab, The
Text and Context
Edited and translated by Hartmut Lutz • Foreword and art by Alootook Ipellie
Photography by Hans-Ludwig Blohm
In 1880, a German businessman convinced eight Inuit from Labrador, including a man named Abraham Ulrikab, to accompany him to Europe to be “exhibited” in zoos and ethnographic shows. This volume tells Abraham’s story from his diary and correspondence, and from German newspaper pieces and advertising. Abraham’s account of his experiences in Germany is the earliest known Inuit autobiography.
Biography, 132 pages, 8’’ x 8’’, Bibliography, 2005, University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 978-0-7766-0602-6 $29.95 paperback
