Sacred-Texts Native American Inuit


Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo

by Henry Rink

[London, 1875]
{Reduced to HTML by Christopher M. Weimer, Apr. 2003}

Frontispiece
Title Page
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
 
The Eskimo
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
I.SUBSISTENCE AND MODE OF LIFE.
II.LANGUAGE.
III.SOCIAL ORDER, CUSTOMS, AND LAWS.
IV.RELIGION.
V.TRADITIONAL TALES, SCIENCE, AND ARTS.
VI.PROBABLE ORIGIN AND HISTORY.
VII.INFLUENCE OF CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS.
 
Tales and Traditions
INTRODUCTION TO THE TALES AND TRADITIONS.
1.KAGSAGSUK.
2.THE BLIND MAN WHO RECOVERED HIS SIGHT.
3.IGIMARASUGSUK.
4.KUMAGDLAT AND ASALOK.
5.AKIGSIAK.
6.THE FRIENDS.
7.KATERPARSUK.
8.A TALE ABOUT TWO GIRLS.
9.THE BROTHERS VISIT THEIR SISTER.
10.KUNUK THE ORPHAN BOY.
11.THE FAITHLESS WIFE.
12.THE MAN WHO MATED HIMSELF WITH A SEA-FOWL.
13.THE BARREN WIFE.
14.THE TWO BROTHERS.
15.GIVIOK.
16.TIGGAK.
17.MALAISE—THE MAN WHO TRAVELLED TO AKILINEK.
18.NAVARANAK OR JAVRAGANAK.
19.AVARUNGUAK OR AGDLERUT.
20.THE GIRL WHO MARRIED AN ATLIARUSEK.
21.THE LOST DAUGHTER.
22.ANGUTISUGSUK.
23.SITLIARNAT.
24.THE REINDEER-HUNT OF MERKISALIK.
25.NAMAK.
26.THE LONELY BROTHERS.
27.SIKUTLUK.
28.THE GIRL WHO FLED TO THE INLANDERS.
29.THE ORPHANS.
30.THE GIRL WHO WENT AWAY IN SEARCH OF HER BROTHER.
31.THE DOG.
32.THE WIDOW'S VENGEANCE.
33.A LAMENTABLE STORY.
34.UVIKIAK.
35.THE SUN AND THE MOON.
36.NIVNITAK.
37.THE BROTHER WHO WENT TO AKILINEK IN SEARCH OF HIS SISTER.
38.USSUNGUSSAK OR SAVNIMERSOK.
39.THE CHILD-MONSTER.
40.THE KIVIGTOK.
41.THE WOMAN WHO GOT CONNECTED WITH THE INGNERSUIT OR UNDER-WORLD PEOPLE.
42.ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF TWO COUSINS.
43.THE GIRL WHO WAS STOLEN BY AN INLANDER.
44.THE CHILD THAT WAS STOLEN BY THE INLANDERS.
45.THE ANGAKOK'S FLIGHT TO AKILINEK.
46.THE KAYAKERS IN CAPTIVITY WITH THE MALIGNANT INGNERSUIT.
47.THE ORPRAN BOY ILIARSORKIK.
48.THE BROTHERS WHO WERE LOST ON THEIR JOURNEY UP THE FIORD.
49.THE SOLITARY KAYAKER.
50.KASIAGSAK, THE GREAT LIAR.
51.THE REVIVED WHO CAME TO THE UNDER-WORLD PEOPLE.
52.THE OLD BACHELOR.
53.SALIK THE KIVIGTOK.
54.STORIES ABOUT THE ANCIENT KAVDLUNAIT.
55.PISAGSAK AND THE KIVIGTOK.
56.THE ANGAKOK TUGTUTSIAK.
57.THE WITCHCRAFT OF KULANGE.
58.THE OLD MEN'S REVENGE.
59.ATERFIO.
60.INUGTUJUSOK.
61.THE SONS WHO AVENGED THEIR MOTHER.
62.ERNERSIAK THE FOSTER-SON.
63.THE OLD SOUTHLANDER.
64.NAUJARSUAK AND KUKAJAK.
65.THE TWO FRIENDS RESCUED BY THE BENEVOLENT INGNERSUIT.
66.THE STRONG MAN ON THE ISLAND OF K’ERKA.
67.NIAKUNGUAK.
68.AUGPILAGTOK.
69.THE ANGAKOK ATAITSIAK PRACTISING HIS ART WITH THE BENEVOLENT INGNERSUIT.
70.THE STRONG MAN ON UMANAK.
71.KIGUTIKAK WHO WAS CARRIED OFF BY THE WHALERS.
72.THE MAN NOT TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE EUROPEANS.
73.THE ANGAKOK FROM KAKORTOK.
74.UTEREETSOK'S JOURNEY TO THE FAR NORTH.
75.SAVANGUAK.
76.INUARUTLIGAK—WHOSE CHRISTIAN NAME WAS PETER RANTHOLL.
77.AKUTAK AND INUINAK.
78.ARNARSARSUAK, THE KIVIGTOK WOMAN.
79.AVATARSUAK, WHO WAS BAPTISED NATHAN.
80.ABOUT THE MEN FROM THE FIRTH VISITING THE PEOPLE AT THE OPEN SEA-SHORE.
81.THE DESERTED WOMAN AND HER FOSTER-DAUGHTER.
82.ISIGARSIGAK.
83.ATALIANGUAK.
84.A VISIT TO THE GIANTS.
85.KAGSUK.
86.THE DREAM AND CONVERSION OF AKAMALIK.
 
NOTE.—Of the following Tales only the principal parts have been selected {by the author},
and are given here in a very fragmentary form.
87.SANGIAK, OR NERNGAJORAK
88.ATLUNGUAK
89.NAKASUNGNAK
90.THE ANGHIAK
91.THE MOON
92.THE WOMAN WHO WANTED TO BE A MAN
93.AN ANGAKOK FLIGHT
94.THE MEANS FOR GETTING CHILDREN
95.KANGINGUAK
96.KIGDLINARARSUK
97.A MAN LIVING ON KARUSUK
98.ATARSUATSIAK
99.AMONG THE LAST ANGAKUT AT KANGERDLUGSUATSIAK
100.ATUNGAK, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
101.MALARSUAK, A STORY FROM EAST GREENLAND
102.A TALE FROM LABRADOR
103.AKLAUJAK, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
104.THE GIANT OF KANGERSUAK OR CAPE FAREWELL
105.THE KIDNAPPERS
106.THE VISITING ANIMALS
107.AVIGIATSIAK
108.THE BIRD'S CLIFF
109.KUANAK, AN ANGAKOK IN SOUTH GREENLAND
110.AN ANGAKOK ON KEKERTARSUAK
111.SINGAJUK AND HIS DESCENDANTS
112.THE COUSINS
113.MANIK
114.THE LAND OF THE ISARUKITSOK BIRD
115.KAKORTULIAK
116.THE KUINASARINOOK
117.AN OLD MAN, WHO WAS ALWAYS ANXIOUS TO OUTDO OTHER PEOPLE
118.THE REVENGING ANIMALS
119.THE IGDLOK
120.IVIANGERSOOK TRAVELLED ALL AROUND THE COAST OF GREENLAND
121.A MARRIED COUPLE REMAINED CHILDLESS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR BOTH BEING ANGAKOK
122.AN OLD MAN LOST HIS ONLY SON
123.ANGAKORSIAK WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS ANGAKOK WISDOM
124.A GIRL NAMED TUAGTUANGUAK
125.THE GIFTS FROM THE UNDER-WORLD
126.THE TUPILAK
127.THE GRATEFUL BEAR
128.THE INHABITANTS OF AKILINEK
129.THE MOTHER AND SON AS KIVIGTUT
130.THE HELP FROM INGNERSUIT
131.THE REMOVAL OF DISCO ISLAND
132.THE AMAROK
133.AN OLD BACHELOR
134.A GIRL NAMED ISSERFIK
135.THE SUNRISE
136.THE ARNARKUAGSAK
137.SAUGAK
138.THE BLOODY ROCK
139.ISIGARSIGAK AND HIS SISTER
140.A WOMAN NAMED ARNASUGAUSSAK
141.A TALE FROM EAST GREENLAND
142.ANOTHER TALE FROM EAST GREENLAND
143.THE SWIMMER, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
144.THE NATIVES OF LABRADOR
145.THE SHARK AS PROVIDER
146.A WOMAN NAMED ALEKAKUKIAK
147.THE OCEAN-SPIDER
148.A WOMAN WHO WAS MATED WITH A DOG
149.KATIGAGSE
150.ORDLAVARSUK

Please note that all of the errata, given on page 473 of the printed version, have been incorporated into this edition without further note.

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NOTE.—Of the following Tales only the principal parts have been selected {by the author},
and are given here in a very fragmentary form.
87.SANGIAK, OR NERNGAJORAK 88.ATLUNGUAK
89.NAKASUNGNAK
90.THE ANGHIAK
91.THE MOON
92.THE WOMAN WHO WANTED TO BE A MAN
93.AN ANGAKOK FLIGHT
94.THE MEANS FOR GETTING CHILDREN
95.KANGINGUAK
96.KIGDLINARARSUK
97.A MAN LIVING ON KARUSUK
98.ATARSUATSIAK
99.AMONG THE LAST ANGAKUT AT KANGERDLUGSUATSIAK
100.ATUNGAK, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
101.MALARSUAK, A STORY FROM EAST GREENLAND
102.A TALE FROM LABRADOR
103.AKLAUJAK, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
104.THE GIANT OF KANGERSUAK OR CAPE FAREWELL
105.THE KIDNAPPERS
106.THE VISITING ANIMALS
107.AVIGIATSIAK
108.THE BIRD'S CLIFF
109.KUANAK, AN ANGAKOK IN SOUTH GREENLAND
110.AN ANGAKOK ON KEKERTARSUAK
111.SINGAJUK AND HIS DESCENDANTS
112.THE COUSINS
113.MANIK
114.THE LAND OF THE ISARUKITSOK BIRD
115.KAKORTULIAK
116.THE KUINASARINOOK
117.AN OLD MAN, WHO WAS ALWAYS ANXIOUS TO OUTDO OTHER PEOPLE
118.THE REVENGING ANIMALS
119.THE IGDLOK
120.IVIANGERSOOK TRAVELLED ALL AROUND THE COAST OF GREENLAND
121.A MARRIED COUPLE REMAINED CHILDLESS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR BOTH BEING ANGAKOK
122.AN OLD MAN LOST HIS ONLY SON
123.ANGAKORSIAK WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS ANGAKOK WISDOM
124.A GIRL NAMED TUAGTUANGUAK
125.THE GIFTS FROM THE UNDER-WORLD
126.THE TUPILAK
127.THE GRATEFUL BEAR
128.THE INHABITANTS OF AKILINEK
129.THE MOTHER AND SON AS KIVIGTUT
130.THE HELP FROM INGNERSUIT
131.THE REMOVAL OF DISCO ISLAND
132.THE AMAROK
133.AN OLD BACHELOR
134.A GIRL NAMED ISSERFIK
135.THE SUNRISE
136.THE ARNARKUAGSAK
137.SAUGAK
138.THE BLOODY ROCK
139.ISIGARSIGAK AND HIS SISTER
140.A WOMAN NAMED ARNASUGAUSSAK
141.A TALE FROM EAST GREENLAND
142.ANOTHER TALE FROM EAST GREENLAND
143.THE SWIMMER, A TALE FROM LABRADOR
144.THE NATIVES OF LABRADOR
145.THE SHARK AS PROVIDER
146.A WOMAN NAMED ALEKAKUKIAK
147.THE OCEAN-SPIDER
148.A WOMAN WHO WAS MATED WITH A DOG
149.KATIGAGSE
150.ORDLAVARSUK

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