Sedna
The Inuit Sea Woman and Uncertainty (journal article review)
Jean Briggs (1994) argued that when the Inuit teach their children to be cautious and uncertain about the intentions of others, it instills insecurity in them and, at the same time, it reinforces their peacefulness. An essential aspect of their worldview is that uncertainty about the feelings of others makes one constantly strive to deserve […]
Inuit Myth Fosters Purity [book chapter review]
Sedna, a good looking young woman, lived quietly with her father on the shore of the northern ocean, but the local youths who tried to win her heart could not penetrate her pride. One spring, fulmar, a pelagic bird, courted her. He described the wonderful land where he lived and convinced her that she should […]
