Adopted by Aboriginals

Adopted by AboriginalsConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1209, Segment 2

Oct 5, 2021 • 21m

In 1858, the French Narcisse Pelletier was only fourteen years old when his crewmates left him on a beach in Australia. The Uutaalnganu Aboriginals took him in and he assimilated quickly. Seventeen years later, he was forced to return home to France, experiencing a surprising culture shock. Guest: Robert Macklin, author of "Castaway: The Extraordinary Survival Story of Narcisse Pelletier, a Young French Cabin Boy Shipwrecked on Cape York in 1858"

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