The spirit of the sea
By: Rebecca Hainnu ; illustrated by Hwei Lim
Contributors: Lim, Hwei, ill
Publisher: Inhabit Media
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Iqaluit, Nunavut
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
ISBN-13: 9781927095751
Subjects: Inuit mythology; Juvenile literature; Inuit; Folklore; Ocean
Description: This illustrated picture book tells the story of the spirit of the sea, known by many Inuktitut names including Nuliajuq, Sedna, and Takannaaluk, who is a key figure from the pantheon of Inuit lore. Sedna was once a young woman who refused to marry, but the lies and deception of a treacherous bird and her own father s cowardice lead her to a life of solitude at the bottom of the ocean as the powerful, and at times vengeful, spirit of the sea. Steeped in Inuit traditional values and lifestyle, this book serves as an ideal introduction to the mythology of the first peoples to inhabit North America.
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