Title: Unikkaaqtuat : an introduction to traditional Inuit myths and legends /
Authors: Christopher, Neil, 1972-
Publisher: Inhabit Media,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Inuit Canada Folklore.; Inuit mythology; Legends Arctic regions
Abstract: "This exhaustive story collection makes the rich tradition of Inuit storytelling accessible to the rest of Canada for the first time. From creation myths to animal fables, Unikkaaqtuat gives non-Inuit readers a thorough introduction to the world of Inuit traditional stories. This definitive collection of legends and myths is thoughtfully introduced and carefully annotated to provide the historical and cultural context in which to understand this rich oral tradition."--Pub. desc.
Contents: CHAPTER 1. How the world came to be and other creation stories: -- The struggle for day and night -- Origin of death -- How children were formerly obtained -- Thunder and Lightning -- The brother and sister who became Thunder and Lightning -- Origin of the Sun and the Moon -- The mother of the Sea mammals -- The orphan girl who became Mother of the Sea Mammals -- The woman who married the dog -- Origin of the Walrus and the Caribou -- Origin of the Caribou -- Origin of the Narwhal -- How the Narwhal came -- Origin of the Agdlaq -- The hunters that transformed into a Constellation -- The Akla that turned into Fog -- Origin of Fog -- Origin of the Red Phalarope and the Web-footed Loon -- The Ptarmigan -- The Ptarmigan and the Snow Bunting -- The Ptarmigan and the Small Bird -- The Wind -- The Loon and the Raven.