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Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo

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by Henry Rink

Frontispiece Title Page PREFACE.CONTENTS.INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.SUBSISTENCE AND MODE OF LIFE.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