Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the 2006 Edition xi
4. Igloolik Island, a Mythical Place xiii
5. The Storytellers xxi
6. Iqallijuq, Ujarak, Kupaaq, and the Others 1
7. Song of Saittuq 9
8. Savviurtalik Is Reincarnated 11
9. Iqallijuq Remembering 28
10. Inuit Genesis and the Desire for Children 39
11. Naarjuk: The Giant Baby with Prominent Genitals and the Master of Sila 57
12. Incestuous Moon Brother Chases Sun Sister 74
13. A Headstrong Daughter: The Mother of All Human Races and All Marine Mammals 101
14. A Cheated Husband and Thwarted Love in the Animal World 121
15. Girls Should Not Play at Marriage 141
16. A Battered Wife Chooses to Be Reborn in Animal Forms, Then as a Man 152
17. Kaujjajjuk, a Mistreated Orphan Rescued by the Moon Man 177
18. The Danger of Being Impregnated by a Spirit When You Have a Jealous Husband 197
19. Itirjuaq, the First Woman Healer 210
20. The Strange Man and His Whale 220
21. Atanaarjuat, the Fast Runner: A Mythical Hero 232
22. Ataguttaaluk, the Cannibal Forebear (or The Birth of a Myth) 247
23. Qisaruatsiaq: Back to Her Mother’s Womb 274
24. Conclusion 283
25. Afterword 291
26. Glossary of Inuktitut Terms 305
27. Notes 319
28. Bibliography 337
29. Photo Credits 348
30. Index 351