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Inuit and Arctic Folklore

Part of the World Mythologies collection

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Creation StoriesInuit and Arctic Folklore

Sedna Goddess of the Sea (Extended)

A daughter's betrayal in the icy Arctic creates the sea's creatures and a powerful new goddess.

SednaThe Father
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Creation StoriesInuit and Arctic Folklore

The Origin of the Northern Lights

Inuit legend explains the Northern Lights as spirits playing soccer with a walrus skull.

Ancestral SpiritsThe Living Observers
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Creation StoriesInuit and Arctic Folklore

How Raven Made the World

Discover how the clever trickster Raven stole the sun to create the Arctic world.

RavenThe Old Chief
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Animal SpiritsInuit and Arctic Folklore

Amarok the Giant Wolf

A giant lone wolf grants a bullied orphan the strength to overcome adversity in the frozen north.

AmarokKagsagsuk
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Animal SpiritsInuit and Arctic Folklore

The Polar Bear's Son

An old woman adopts a polar bear cub, proving that love creates a bond stronger than any hunter's spear.

The Old WomanKunikdjuaq (the Polar Bear)
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Animal SpiritsInuit and Arctic Folklore

The Owl and the Raven

A playful Arctic legend explaining why the Raven is black and the Owl is speckled.

RavenOwl
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Supernatural TalesInuit and Arctic Folklore

The Qallupilluk

A terrifying Inuit sea creature kidnaps children who stray too close to the Arctic waters.

The QallupillukThe Elders
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Supernatural TalesInuit and Arctic Folklore

The Ijiraq

An Inuit hunter must reclaim his memory before a shapeshifting spirit lures him into eternal exile.

Amarok the HunterThe Ijiraq
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