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Home Home Inuit Religion Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo Special Pages: picture

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Frontispiece
Title Page
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
SUBSISTENCE AND MODE OF LIFE.
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LANGUAGE.
SOCIAL ORDER, CUSTOMS, AND LAWS.
RELIGION.
TRADITIONAL TALES, SCIENCE, AND ARTS.
PROBABLE ORIGIN AND HISTORY.
INFLUENCE OF CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS.
INTRODUCTION TO THE TALES AND TRADITIONS.
KAGSAGSUK.
THE BLIND MAN WHO RECOVERED HIS SIGHT.
IGIMARASUGSUK.
KUMAGDLAT AND ASALOK.
AKIGSIAK.
THE FRIENDS.
KATERPARSUK.
A TALE ABOUT TWO GIRLS.
THE BROTHERS VISIT THEIR SISTER.
KUNUK THE ORPHAN BOY.
THE FAITHLESS WIFE.
THE MAN WHO MATED HIMSELF WITH A SEA-FOWL.
THE BARREN WIFE.
THE TWO BROTHERS.
GIVIOK.
TIGGAK.
MALAISE—THE MAN WHO TRAVELLED TO AKILINEK.
NAVARANAK OR JAVRAGANAK.
AVARUNGUAK OR AGDLERUT.
THE GIRL WHO MARRIED AN ATLIARUSEK.
THE LOST DAUGHTER.
ANGUTISUGSUK.
SITLIARNAT.
THE REINDEER-HUNT OF MERKISALIK.
NAMAK.
THE LONELY BROTHERS.
SIKUTLUK.
THE GIRL WHO FLED TO THE INLANDERS.
THE ORPHANS.
THE GIRL WHO WENT AWAY IN SEARCH OF HER BROTHER.
THE DOG.
THE WIDOW'S VENGEANCE.
A LAMENTABLE STORY.
UVIKIAK.
THE SUN AND THE MOON.
NIVNITAK.
THE BROTHER WHO WENT TO AKILINEK IN SEARCH OF HIS SISTER.
USSUNGUSSAK OR SAVNIMERSOK.
THE CHILD-MONSTER.
THE KIVIGTOK.
THE WOMAN WHO GOT CONNECTED WITH THE INGNERSUIT OR UNDER-WORLD PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF TWO COUSINS.
THE GIRL WHO WAS STOLEN BY AN INLANDER.
THE CHILD THAT WAS STOLEN BY THE INLANDERS.
THE ANGAKOK'S FLIGHT TO AKILINEK.
THE KAYAKERS IN CAPTIVITY WITH THE MALIGNANT INGNERSUIT.
THE ORPRAN BOY ILIARSORKIK.
THE BROTHERS WHO WERE LOST ON THEIR JOURNEY UP THE FIORD.
THE SOLITARY KAYAKER.
KASIAGSAK, THE GREAT LIAR.
THE REVIVED WHO CAME TO THE UNDER-WORLD PEOPLE.
THE OLD BACHELOR.
SALIK THE KIVIGTOK.
STORIES ABOUT THE ANCIENT KAVDLUNAIT.
PISAGSAK AND THE KIVIGTOK.
THE ANGAKOK TUGTUTSIAK.
THE WITCHCRAFT OF KULANGE.
THE OLD MEN'S REVENGE.
ATERFIO.
INUGTUJUSOK.
THE SONS WHO AVENGED THEIR MOTHER.
ERNERSIAK THE FOSTER-SON.
THE OLD SOUTHLANDER.
NAUJARSUAK AND KUKAJAK.
THE TWO FRIENDS RESCUED BY THE BENEVOLENT INGNERSUIT.
THE STRONG MAN ON THE ISLAND OF K’ERKA.
NIAKUNGUAK.
AUGPILAGTOK.
THE ANGAKOK ATAITSIAK PRACTISING HIS ART WITH THE BENEVOLENT INGNERSUIT.
THE STRONG MAN ON UMANAK.
KIGUTIKAK WHO WAS CARRIED OFF BY THE WHALERS.
THE MAN NOT TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE EUROPEANS.
THE ANGAKOK FROM KAKORTOK.
UTEREETSOK'S JOURNEY TO THE FAR NORTH.
SAVANGUAK.
INUARUTLIGAK—WHOSE CHRISTIAN NAME WAS PETER RANTHOLL.
AKUTAK AND INUINAK.
ARNARSARSUAK, THE KIVIGTOK WOMAN.
AVATARSUAK, WHO WAS BAPTISED NATHAN.
ABOUT THE MEN FROM THE FIRTH VISITING THE PEOPLE AT THE OPEN SEA-SHORE.
THE DESERTED WOMAN AND HER FOSTER-DAUGHTER.
ISIGARSIGAK.
ATALIANGUAK.
A VISIT TO THE GIANTS.
KAGSUK.
THE DREAM AND CONVERSION OF AKAMALIK.
SANGIAK, OR NERNGAJORAK
ATLUNGUAK
NAKASUNGNAK
THE ANGHIAK
THE MOON
THE WOMAN WHO WANTED TO BE A MAN
AN ANGAKOK FLIGHT
THE MEANS FOR GETTING CHILDREN
KANGINGUAK
KIGDLINARARSUK
A MAN LIVING ON KARUSUK
ATARSUATSIAK
AMONG THE LAST ANGAKUT AT KANGERDLUGSUATSIAK
ATUNGAK, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
MALARSUAK, A STORY FROM EAST GREENLAND
A TALE FROM LABRADOR
AKLAUJAK, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
THE GIANT OF KANGERSUAK OR CAPE FAREWELL
THE KIDNAPPERS
THE VISITING ANIMALS
AVIGIATSIAK
THE BIRD'S CLIFF
KUANAK, AN ANGAKOK IN SOUTH GREENLAND
AN ANGAKOK ON KEKERTARSUAK
SINGAJUK AND HIS DESCENDANTS
THE COUSINS
MANIK
THE LAND OF THE ISARUKITSOK BIRD
KAKORTULIAK
THE KUINASARINOOK
AN OLD MAN, WHO WAS ALWAYS ANXIOUS TO OUTDO OTHER PEOPLE
THE REVENGING ANIMALS
THE IGDLOK
IVIANGERSOOK TRAVELLED ALL AROUND THE COAST OF GREENLAND
A MARRIED COUPLE REMAINED CHILDLESS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR BOTH BEING ANGAKOK
AN OLD MAN LOST HIS ONLY SON
ANGAKORSIAK WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS ANGAKOK WISDOM
A GIRL NAMED TUAGTUANGUAK
THE GIFTS FROM THE UNDER-WORLD
THE TUPILAK
THE GRATEFUL BEAR
THE INHABITANTS OF AKILINEK
THE MOTHER AND SON AS KIVIGTUT
THE HELP FROM INGNERSUIT
THE REMOVAL OF DISCO ISLAND
THE AMAROK
AN OLD BACHELOR
A GIRL NAMED ISSERFIK
THE SUNRISE
THE ARNARKUAGSAK
SAUGAK
THE BLOODY ROCK
ISIGARSIGAK AND HIS SISTER
A WOMAN NAMED ARNASUGAUSSAK
A TALE FROM EAST GREENLAND
ANOTHER TALE FROM EAST GREENLAND
THE SWIMMER, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
THE NATIVES OF LABRADOR
THE SHARK AS PROVIDER
A WOMAN NAMED ALEKAKUKIAK
THE OCEAN-SPIDER
A WOMAN WHO WAS MATED WITH A DOG
KATIGAGSE
ORDLAVARSUK
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Thrower.	The large Lance or Spear.

Smaller Hand-Spear (the point guarded by a sheath).

Bladder-arrow.

Bird-spear.

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