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Schlagwort: Peary

Minik, der Eskimo – Ein tragisches Schicksal

Minik (2. von rechts) und sein Vater (1. von rechts) und zwei weitere Inuit die von Peary entführt wurden

Minik Wallace war ein Inuk (Eskimo) aus Grönland, der als Kind nach New York gebracht wurde und dort ein Leben voller Enttäuschungen und kultureller Entwurzelung erlebte. Seine Geschichte ist ein eindrucksvolles Beispiel für die Ungerechtigkeiten, die indigenen Völkern in der Kolonialzeit widerfuhren.

Robert Peary – Der Mann hinter Miniks Entführung

Robert Edwin Peary war ein berühmter Polarforscher, der als erster Mensch den geografischen Nordpol erreicht haben soll. Er führte mehrere Expeditionen in die Arktis durch und nutzte dabei oft die Hilfe der Inuit, die ihm mit ihrem Wissen über das Überleben in der eisigen Umgebung von großem Nutzen waren. Doch Peary sah die Inuit nicht als gleichwertige Partner, sondern als Mittel zum Zweck. Er betrachtete sie als Forschungsobjekte, die ihm halfen, seine Ziele zu erreichen.

1886 – Peary – erster Versuch einer Grönland Durchquerung

Vorgeschichte

Peary war, von Jugend an, ein begeisterter Leser von Büchern über Arktisexpeditionen und er verschlang alles, an Literatur, was er bekommen konnte. So war es schon fast bestimmt, das er für Reisen in die Arktis begeistert war und er schließlich seine eigene Fahrt in die arktische Region plante.

Er wollte seine erste Fahrt in die Arktis durch folgenden Plan verwirklichen. Er hielt Vorträge und wollte so Sponsoren für seine Unternehmung gewinnen. Die Expedition sollte das grönländische Inlandeis in Höhe des 70. Breitengraden von West nach Ost durchqueren. Doch alle seine Bemühungen brachten keinen Erfolg, die Sponsoren blieben aus. Was ihm jedoch gelang war, das er für sechs Monate von seinem Arbeitgeber, der Marine, freigestellt wurde, was sicher auch durch die Hilfe von einflussreichen Bekannten bewirkt wurde.

Da der Erfolg mit den Sponsoren ausblieb, bekam Peary 500$ von seiner, von ihrem Sohn, begeisterten Mutter.

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