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54: 1031:), just like humans. These spirits are held to persist after death—a common belief present in most human societies. However, the belief in the pervasiveness of spirits—the root of Inuit worldview—has consequences. According to a customary Inuit saying, "The great peril of our existence lies in the fact that our diet consists entirely of souls." Since all beings possess souls like those of humans, killing an animal is little different from killing a person. Once the anirniq of the dead animal or human is liberated, it is free to take revenge. The spirit of the dead can only be placated by obedience to custom, avoiding taboos, and performing the right rituals. 30: 1186: 1216:" is an outdated concept born from the accounts of early explorers and trappers who grouped all shamans together into this bubble. The term "medicine man" does not give the shamans justice and causes misconceptions about their dealings and actions. Despite the fact they are almost always considered healers, this is not the complete extent of their duties and abilities and detaches them from their role as a mediator between normal humans and the world of spirits, animals, and souls for the traditional Inuit. 513: 684: 3209: 502: 1158:) and "are often described as a shaman's helping spirits, whose nature depends on the respective angakkuq". Helpful spirits can be called upon in times of need and " are there to help people," explains Inuit elder Victor Tungilik. Some tuurngait are evil, monstrous, and responsible for bad hunts and broken tools. They can possess humans, as recounted in the story of 1162:. An angakkuq with good intentions can use them to heal sickness and find animals to hunt and feed the community. They can fight or exorcise bad tuurngait, or they can be held at bay by rituals; However, an angakkuq with harmful intentions can also use tuurngait for their own personal gain, or to attack other people and their tuurngait. 1066:, or plants — are in some sense held to be the same and can be invoked through a keeper or master who is connected with that class of thing. In some cases, it is the anirniq of a human or animal who becomes a figure of respect or influence over animals things through some action, recounted in a traditional tale. In other cases, it is a 1235:
The Christianization of the Inuit by both willing conversion and being forcefully pressured into converting to Christianity has largely destroyed the tradition of the shaman. Priests, pastors, and other Christian religious authorities replaced the shamans as the connection between the human world and
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Some stories recount shamans as unpredictable, easily angered, and pleased in unusual ways. This could be shown as illustrating that despite their abilities and tune with nature and spirits, they are fickle and not without fault. There are stories of people attempting to impersonate shamans for their
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While other Inuit cultures feature protective guardian powers, the Netsilik have traditional beliefs that life's hardships stemmed from the extensive use of such measures. Unlike the Iglulik Inuit, the Netsilik used a large number of amulets. Even dogs could have amulets. In one recorded instance, a
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A handful of accounts imply shamans may be feared in some cases for their abilities as they specify that someone did not fear being approached and talked to by a shaman. This leads to further ideas that the shaman's power was to be greatly respected and the idea that the shaman was not necessarily
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There is no strict definition of shaman and there is no strict role they have in society. Despite this, their ability to heal is nearly universal in their description. It has been described as "breathing or blowing away" the sickness but there is not set method any one shaman or groups of shamans
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In stories of shamans there is a time of crisis and they are expected to resolve, alleviate, or otherwise give resolution or meaning to the crisis. These crises often involve survival against the natural elements or disputes between people that could end in death. In one such story, a hunter
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ensured that Inuit lived constantly in fear of unseen forces. A run of bad luck could end an entire community and begging potentially angry and vengeful but unseen powers for the necessities of day-to-day survival is a common consequence of a precarious existence. For the Inuit, to offend an
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of the Copper Inuit). The tarneq is considered so weak that it needs the guardianship of a name-soul of a dead relative. The presence of the ancestor in the body of the child was felt to contribute to a more gentle behavior, especially among boys. This belief amounted to a form of
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perform their deeds. Even though their methods are varied, a few key elements remain in virtually all accounts and stories. In order to cure or remove an ailment from someone, the shaman must be skilled in their own right but must have the faith of those being helped.
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of northern parts of Alaska and Canada) played an important role in the religion of Inuit acting as religious leaders, tradesmen, healers, and characters in cultural stories holding mysterious, powerful, and sometimes superhuman abilities. The idea of calling shamans
909:(spirit). The angakkuq placed his glove on the ground and raised his staff and belt over it. The qila then entered the glove and drew the staff to itself. Qilaneq was practiced among several other Alaskan Native groups and provided "yes" or "no" answers to questions. 1054:— the sky or air around them — and are merely borrowed from it. Although each person's anirniq is individual, shaped by the life and body it inhabits, at the same time it is part of a larger whole. This enabled Inuit to borrow the powers or characteristics of an 1224:
kidnapped a man's daughter and a shaman described in terms of belonging to the man. The shaman pulled the daughter back with a magic string. The shaman is also able to bestow gifts and extraordinary abilities to people and to items such as tools.
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is ruled by no one. There are no divine mother and father figures. There are no wind gods and solar creators. There are no eternal punishments in the hereafter, as there are no punishments for children or adults in the here and
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had seasonal and other prohibitions for sewing certain items. Boot soles, for example, could only be sewn far away from settlements in designated places. Children at Amitsoq once had a game called
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Since the arrival of Christianity among the Inuit, anirniq has become the accepted word for a soul in the Christian sense. This is the root word for other Christian terms:
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and society was to advise and remind people of the rituals and taboos they needed to obey to placate the spirits, since he was held to be able to see and contact them.
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is a collective name for several groups of inland Inuit (the Krenermiut, Aonarktormiut, Harvaktormiut, Padlermiut, and Ahearmiut) living in an area bordered by the
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Moon Man, another cosmic being, is benevolent towards humans and their souls as they arrived in celestial places. This belief differs from that of the
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Menovščikov, G. A. (Г. А. Меновщиков) (1968). "Popular Conceptions, Religious Beliefs and Rites of the Asiatic Eskimoes". In Diószegi, Vilmos (ed.).
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young boy had 80 amulets, so many that he could hardly play. One particular man had 17 names taken from his ancestors and intended to protect him.
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include helping the community when marine animals, kept by Takanaluk-arnaluk or Sea Woman in a pit in her house, become scarce, according to
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Because of their inland lifestyle, the Caribou have no belief concerning a Sea Woman. Other cosmic beings, named Sila or Pinga, control the
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Spiritual beliefs and practices among Inuit are diverse, just like the cultures themselves. Similar remarks apply for other beliefs: term
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own gain by pretending to have fantastical abilities such as being able to fly only to be discovered and punished.
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Below is an incomplete list of Inuit deities believed to hold power over some specific part of the Inuit world:
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meaning "People of the Seal") have extremely long winters and stormy springs. Starvation was a common danger.
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were believed to obtain their power from this indweller, moreover, even their helping spirits were termed as
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in which they imitated the adults' behaviour towards the spirits, even reciting the same verbal formulae as
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The Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay: from notes collected by George Comer, James S. Mutch, E.J. Peck
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and part of contemporary Inuit society. Inuit who balance indigenous and Christian theology practice
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among Netsilik women provided power and could affect which world they went to after their deaths.
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The Things That Were Said of Them : Shaman Stories and Oral Histories of the Tikiġaq People
78: 2376: 1383:: a boy who became the moon; brother to Siqiniq, the sun; sometimes equated to the lunar deity 29: 3834: 3528: 2935: 2765: 2744: 2728: 2714: 2696: 2677: 2656: 2642: 2628: 2610: 2593: 2523: 2478: 2459: 2427: 2326: 2297: 2241: 2210: 2143: 1980: 1395:: monstrous human-like creatures with that live in the sea and carry off disobedient children. 1316: 1273:: gatherer of the dead; he carries them into the underworld, where they must sleep for a year. 992: 830: 216: 33: 4006: 2821: 2604: 2458:. Asatchaq (informant); Tukummiq (translator). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 2032: 3910: 3754: 3342: 3221: 3217: 2981: 2814: 1470: 1170: 683: 675:
s : myths, legends, and folktales which took place "back then" in the indefinite past (
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The Things That Were Said of Them Shaman Stories and Oral Histories of the Tikiġaq People
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Aumanil: a spirit which dwelled on the land and guided the seasonal movement of whales
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to see himself as a skeleton, naming each part using the specific shaman language.
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by taking its name. Furthermore, the spirits of a single class of thing — be it
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That's Raven Talk: Holophrastic Readings of Contemporary Indigenous Literatures
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Some spirits have never been connected to physical bodies. These are called
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The Goddess Guide, Priestess Brandi Auset, ISBN 0738715514, 9780738715513
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of the Inuit are often precautions against dangers posed by their harsh
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provides a narrative about the world and the place of people within it.
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Where the Echo Began And Other Oral Traditions from Southwestern Alaska
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Boundaries and Passages Rule and Ritual in Yup'ik Eskimo Oral Tradition
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Stories of the Amautalik Fantastic Beings from Inuit Myths and Legends
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Saumen Kar: also called Tornit or Tuniit are the Inuit version of the
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in modern Inuktitut spelling) is known under many names, including
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The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese, and Other Tales of the Far North
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Representing Tuurngait. Memory and History in Nunavut, Volume 1
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Becoming Half Hidden: Shamanism and Initiation among the Inuit
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was to risk extinction. The principal role of the angakkuq in
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Laugrand, Frédéric; Jarich Oosten; François Trudel (2000).
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Christopher, Neil, Louise Flaherty, and Larry MacDougall.
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Eight Inuit Myths = Inuit Unipkaaqtuat Pingasuniarvinilit
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always a fair and good force for the people around them.
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Among Canadian Inuit, a spiritual healer is known as an
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The Eskimo Story-Teller: Folktales from Noatak, Alaska
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Humans were a complex of three main parts: two souls (
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The Arctic Sky Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend
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The Eskimo Storyteller: Folktales from Noatak, Alaska
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The Inuit at Amitsoq Lake (a rich fishing ground) on
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is the shared spiritual beliefs and practices of the
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Inuit Life Writings and Oral Traditions Inuit Myths
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Aua described the ability of an apprentice 535: 8: 1958: 1956: 1169:simply meant "killing spirit", it has, with 1034:The harshness and randomness of life in the 995:believed that spirits inhabited every human 818:that burns seal fat. When this happened the 2757:. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1979. 2672:Himmelheber, Hans, and Ann Fienup-Riordan. 1732: 1730: 1728: 1679: 1677: 1460:Sacred text.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 3732: 3718: 3710: 3569: 3444: 3226: 3130: 3116: 3108: 2844: 2830: 2822: 2764:. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Pub, 2001. 2077:"The enchanted worlds of Marshall Sahlins" 1050:The anirniit are seen to be a part of the 542: 528: 39: 2692:James Houston's Treasury of Inuit Legends 2641:. Iqaluit, Nunavut: Inhabit Media, 2007. 2550:(in Hungarian). Budapest: Gondolat Kiadó. 2381:(in French). L'Entretemps éditions. 1922. 2317:Ann, Martha; Myers Imel, Dorothy (1993). 1313:. 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Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2006. 2422:Kleivan, Inge; B. Sonne (1985). 1177:in the Christian belief system. 511: 500: 52: 2861:Arctic and Sub-Arctic Religions 1662:from the original on 2022-10-09 158:British Columbia Treaty Process 3654:Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated 2609:. Cambridge University Press. 2586:Asatchaq, and Tom Lowenstein. 1: 2424:Eskimos: Greenland and Canada 1348:Tekkeitsertok: the master of 1257:: mother goddess of fertility 868:dualistic concept of the soul 2564:. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. 2319:Goddesses in World Mythology 2104: 1962:Kleivan & Sonne 1986: 31 1173:, taken on the meaning of a 897:Caribou angakkuit performed 163:Crown and Indigenous peoples 2892:Pacific Northwest Religions 2260: 2186: 2174: 2162: 2116: 2089: 1977:Arctic Ecology and Identity 1935: 1919: 1883: 1856: 1820: 1793: 1769: 1556: 1544: 1410:who were said to be giants. 645:asked his guide and friend 401:Indigenous English Dialects 4192: 2553: 2511: 2062: 2050: 2020: 2008: 1947: 1931: 1907: 1895: 1868: 1844: 1832: 1805: 1781: 1748: 1736: 1719: 1707: 1695: 1683: 4140:Sun and Moon (Inuit myth) 3694: 3621:NANA Regional Corporation 3596:Alaska Native corporation 3580:Inuit Circumpolar Council 3205: 2853:Native American religions 2510:Hungarian translation of 2473:Neuhaus, Mareike (2000). 1513:Qitsualik, Rachel Attituq 1027:meaning "breath"; plural 507:Indigenous North Americas 3489:Inuit Nunangat ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ 2504:Rasmussen, Knud (1965). 2454:Lowenstein, Tom (1992). 2288:Leach, Marjorie (1992). 1936:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1920:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1884:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1857:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1821:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1794:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1770:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 1646:"Inuinnaqtun to English" 1545:Kleivan & Sonne 1985 614:Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley 285:Indigenous personalities 3639:Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 3616:Cook Inlet Region, Inc. 2518:Merkur, Daniel (1985). 2323:Oxford University Press 2230:Norman, Howard (1990). 2199:Norman, Howard (1990). 2132:Norman, Howard (1990). 1475:10.25318/9810028801-eng 583:Alaska Native religions 3092:Native American Church 3049:Mesoamerican Religions 2873:Alaska Native religion 2810:Penumbra: Black Plague 2447:Nunavut Arctic College 2033:Saladin d'Anglure 1990 1760:Kleivan & Sonne:43 1422:: snake-like monsters. 1194: 1111: 1070:, as described below. 878:(corresponding to the 859:and the west shore of 696:Inuit cultural beliefs 692: 681: 665:Christian missionaries 627: 37: 4171:Circumpolar mythology 3955:Creatures and spirits 3097:Tree of Peace Society 2929:Great Basin Religions 2913:Californian Religions 2804:, Horror novel, 2007. 2651:Fienup-Riordan, Ann. 2603:Brian Morris (2006). 1517:"Shooting the Breeze" 1515:(10 September 1999). 1369:Creatures and spirits 1188: 784:The homelands of the 760:Inuit at Amitsoq Lake 686: 629:Traditional stories, 32: 3180:Proto-Inuit language 3080:Pan-Native Religions 2899:Indian Shaker Church 2788:, the 1990 opera by 2711:Royal Ontario Museum 2569:Hall, Edwin (1975). 2546:Gabus, Jean (1970). 2537:Gabus, Jean (1944). 2346:Boaz, Franz (1907). 1093:, the great spirit. 603:religious syncretism 411:Aboriginal syllabics 386:Indigenous languages 3644:Makivik Corporation 3606:Calista Corporation 3494:Inuvialuit Nunangit 3028:Southwest Religions 3012:Southeast Religions 2991:Northeast Religions 2075:Subin, Anna Della. 1377:: a skeleton spirit 962:[sɬamjuɣwa] 866:The Caribou have a 766:King William Island 740:. The duties of an 719:Inuktitut syllabics 687:Iñupiat dance near 439:Traditional beliefs 280:Indigenous cultures 123:Residential schools 113:Settler colonialism 4176:Canadian mythology 3003:Longhouse Religion 2967:Blackfoot religion 2038:2006-05-17 at the 1458:Texts of mythology 1195: 1189:Ikpukhuak and his 693: 44:Indigenous peoples 38: 4148: 4147: 4097:Objects and terms 3707: 3706: 3664: 3663: 3561: 3560: 3436: 3435: 3105: 3104: 3019:Cherokee religion 2998:Iroquois religion 2936:Shoshone religion 2760:Wolfson, Evelyn. 2705:MacDonald, John. 2647:978-0-9782186-3-8 2616:978-0-521-85241-8 2548:A karibu eszkimók 2529:978-91-22-00752-4 2484:978-0-88977-233-5 2290:Guide to the Gods 1986:978-963-05-6629-2 1626:on April 17, 2021 1521:www.nunatsiaq.com 1488:"Inuit (Eschimo)" 1236:the other world. 993:Greenlandic Inuit 831:Greenlandic Inuit 563:indigenous people 552: 551: 518:Canada portal 464:Index of articles 217:Numbered Treaties 16:(Redirected from 4183: 3734: 3727: 3720: 3711: 3570: 3466:Nunavut (Alaska) 3445: 3227: 3211: 3132: 3125: 3118: 3109: 2962:Arapaho religion 2955:Plains Religions 2904:Tlingit religion 2855:of North America 2846: 2839: 2832: 2823: 2815:Frictional Games 2753:Spalding, Alex. 2687:Houston, James A 2620: 2574: 2565: 2551: 2542: 2533: 2509: 2500: 2488: 2469: 2450: 2437: 2408: 2407: 2405: 2403: 2389: 2383: 2382: 2373: 2367: 2364: 2358: 2357: 2343: 2337: 2336: 2314: 2308: 2307: 2285: 2279: 2278: 2270: 2264: 2258: 2252: 2251: 2227: 2221: 2220: 2196: 2190: 2184: 2178: 2172: 2166: 2160: 2154: 2153: 2129: 2120: 2114: 2108: 2102: 2093: 2087: 2081: 2080: 2072: 2066: 2060: 2054: 2051:Menovščikov 1968 2048: 2042: 2030: 2024: 2018: 2012: 2006: 2000: 1999:Nuttall 1997: 75 1997: 1991: 1990: 1972: 1963: 1960: 1951: 1945: 1939: 1929: 1923: 1917: 1911: 1905: 1899: 1893: 1887: 1881: 1872: 1866: 1860: 1854: 1848: 1842: 1836: 1830: 1824: 1818: 1809: 1803: 1797: 1791: 1785: 1779: 1773: 1767: 1761: 1758: 1752: 1746: 1740: 1734: 1723: 1717: 1711: 1705: 1699: 1693: 1687: 1681: 1672: 1671: 1669: 1667: 1661: 1650: 1642: 1636: 1635: 1633: 1631: 1616: 1610: 1609: 1607: 1605: 1591: 1585: 1584: 1582: 1580: 1566: 1560: 1554: 1548: 1542: 1536: 1535: 1533: 1531: 1509: 1503: 1502: 1500: 1499: 1490:. 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Inuit mythology
Carving of Sedna, depicted with her legs turned into the tail of a fish, and her fingers cut off.
Sedna
Indigenous peoples
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