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Inuit Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Inuit folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Indigenous American legends section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by Native Americans from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Inuits, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Aleut and Yup'ik tribes are very similar.

Enjoy the stories! If you would like to recommend a Inuit legend for this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed, please contact us and let us know.

Inuit Folklore

*Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo:
    Collection of Inuit legends and stories.
*Eskimo Folktales:
    Online book of Inuit folklore.
*World Parent Myths:
    Comparison of Huron, Cree, and Igluik Inuit creation myths.
*Sedna, Mistress of the Underworld:
    Legend about the early life of the Inuit goddess Sedna.
*Inuit Creation Tale * Crow Brings Daylight * The Origin of Light:
    Inuit stories about Raven's birth and the creation of light.
*Sun Sister and Moon Brother:
    Origin of the sun and moon in Inuit mythology.
*Why The Stars Are In The Sky:
    Eskimo legends about the stars and planets.
*Legends and Folklore of the Northern Lights:
    Aurora Borealis stories from the Inuit, Kwakiutl, and Tlingit, and Algonquin tribes.
*Story of Ángángujuk:
    Eskimo legend about a kidnapped child.
*Story of Angutisugsuk:
    Eskimo legend about a family bewitched into fighting each other.
*Story of Anarteq:
    Eskimo legend about a man who became a salmon.
*Unnatural Uncle:
    Kodiak legend about a boy who defeated his wicked uncle.
*The Fox Wife:
    Legend about an Inuit man who married a fox.
*The Eagle and Whale Husbands:
    Legend about Inuit women who married animals.
*The Woman and Her Bear:
    Legend about an Inuit woman who adopted a polar bear.
*How Fox Saved the People:
    Fox saves the Inuit from a famine, and Raven learns a lesson.
*Eskimo Story Of Owl And Raven:
    How Raven became black.
*The Boy With Enormous Nostrils:
    Inuit legend about an abused boy's revenge.

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