84 A Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



The Eskimos went down to the shore to watch him, standing in a line. 

 But when he entered his kayak he splashed the water so high up on to the land 

 that it flooded all the beach and drowned them. So the murder of the baby 

 was avenged. The giant then gave liberal presents to his Eskimo friends and 

 departed to his own home. 



Cf. Boas, Bulletin, A.M.N.H., Vol. XV, pt. I, p. 539. 



81. Ahungahungaq 



(Told by Anauyuk, a Dolphin and Union strait shaman) 



Long ago a giant crossed over from the mainland to the most southern of the 

 Liston and Sutton islands, in Dolphin and Union strait. It was midsummer, and 

 the sea was free of ice, but so tall was he that the water hardly reached above 

 his knees. The sun did not see him as he crossed. As soon as he reached the 

 island he took up two huge boulders and began to toss them up in the air, 

 juggling with them. There was a party of Eskimos living on Putulik, the most 

 northern island of the group, and they were terrified at his appearance. One of 

 their shamans chanted a spell against him, and the giant immediately dropped 

 his stones and tried to flee, but before he reached the edge of the island he was 

 changed to rock. Now only his nose and eyebrows are visible; formerly he 

 wore a red belt, but the wind has carried that away. His juggling stones can 

 still be seen lying where he dropped them, on top of the rock Ahungahungaq.^ 



82. The Tunektan 

 (Told by Ilatsiaq) 



Long ago there lived in the ground a people named Tunektan. The women 

 were very beautiful, and the men, although only about four feet high, were 

 exceedingly strong. One day an Eskimo attempted to carry off one of the 

 women, but her husband seized him by the wrists and snapped them. Unable 

 to hunt or to help himself in any way, the Eskimo starved to death. 



83. The Dwaefs 

 (Told by Ilatsiaq) 



The dwarfs {i.nyuo'jliyat), are a very numerous people. They are so short 

 that whenever they travel their bows trail along the ground behind them, yet 

 so strong are they that many of them can carry singly a whole bull caribou on 

 his back. They are friendly toward the Eskimos. Once very long ago an 

 Eskimo, seeing a solitary ice-cake floating out in the sea, paddled over to it in 

 his kayak. On top he found a dwarf, who said that he had been marooned 

 there through his kayak washing adrift. The Eskimo offered to carry him 

 home if he were not too heavy, and the dwarf replied that he could make him- 

 self light or heavy at will. So the Eskimo took him on board and ferried him to 

 his home. All the dwarfs rejoiced and made the Eskimo many presents, after 

 which he returned to his home, reaching it in two days. 



Cf. Boas, Bulletin, A.M.N.H., Vol. XV, pt. I, p. 317, 540£. 



F. SHAMANISM 



84. The Shaman and his Wipe 



(Told by Uloqsaq) 



Long ago a shaman who was living at Kilusiktok drove all the deer out of 

 the country by his magic. His wife, who was also a shaman, was very vexed 

 with him, and said, "Why do you want to starve the people? Don't you suffer 

 from hunger too? Is it because you don't feel hungry yourself that you want 



1 According to Ikpakhuaq the figure is kneeling. The spell which was chanted is said to be extant, but I coxild 

 never obtain it. 



