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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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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