ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂ, ᐊᓂᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᒃᑐᐊᓂᒃ.

ᐅᓂᑳᕐᒃᑐᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᑑᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᒡᒍᕐᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᕐᒃᑐᕐᒥ. ᐃᓕᒃᑲᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᒃᑐᐊᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᒃᑕᑎᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᓯᖕᓂ. ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᖑᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᒃᑐᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᓕᒫᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᕐᒃᑐᕐᒥ, ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓇᕐᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ.

ᐃᕝᕕᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖁᔭᐅᓕᕈᕕᑦ, ᐳᐃᒍᕐᒃᑕᐃᓕᒃᑭᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᑦᑎᓐᓃᙶᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ.

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nivingajuqutiksaq inuit unikkaaqtuangita qanuittuummangaata inungit,
inutuinnaungittullu

innarnit unikkaaqtuarktauqattarktut inuqaurmata piujualungni, anirniit ammalu ajjiungittut inuit. ukua tavva ilainnangit inungit pijaujut ukiuqtaqtumit ukpirijaujunit unikkaarktuanik.

unikaarktuat ammalu qanuituuningit ajjigiingittut atuni aggurktuqsimajuni nunalingnit nunalingnut ukiuqtarkturmi. ilikkanirumaguvit taakkuninga unikkaarktuangujunit inungnik ammalu inutuinnaungittunik, uqaqatigijunnarktatit innait nunaliksingni. amisuit uqalimaagalianguqsimajut unikkaarktuangujut innarnit pijausimajut nanilimaaq ukiuqtarkturmi, amisuit pijaujunarktut nunalimmiut uqalimaagaqarvingani.

ivvit unikkaaqtuaqujauliruvit, puigurktailikkit alianaittualuit unikkaat qaitausimajut uvattinnut sivulittinniinngaaqsimajunut.

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The stories told by Inuit elders are full of fantastic creatures, spirits and strange beings. Here are some examples of a few characters from our rich northern mythology.

Stories and details vary from region to region in the north. If you want to learn more about these mythological characters and elemental beings, talk to the elders in your community. Several books have recorded the stories from elders all over the north, many of these can be found at your local library.

When it is your turn to tell stories, don’t forget the exciting stories we have been given by our ancestors.