Anaukaq Henson

Published September 12, 2011 by
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This 1960s photo provided by his great-granddaughter Aviaq Henson shows Anaukaq Henson, the half-Inuit son of Matthew A. Henson, the black American aide to famed U.S. polar explorer Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary. Both Henson and Peary fathered sons by Inuit women in north Greenland a century ago. Their descendants have spread throughout Greenland and beyond. (AP Photo)

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