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Germaine Arnaktauyok. Sedna, Ruler of All Sea Animals, 1994. etching, aquatint on paper, 18/50, 48.2 x 56.2 cm
Nuliajuk's Story
Tickets:
$12 Admission | WAG members FREE
Venue:
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Address:
300 Memorial Blvd
URL: Visit Website
April 20, 2021 to April 30, 2021
Storytelling is one of the most important aspects of Inuit culture, passed down by elders through generations to enrich and enlighten.
The fluid nature of oral culture means details of certain legends also tend to be ever-evolving.
Among the most famous of the vast array of oral storytelling traditions, are those related to the sea spirit known by different regions throughout the Canadian North as Nuliajuk, Taleelayuk, Takannaaluk, Arnajuinnaq, Uinigumasuittuq – or Sedna.
In most of these stories, Nuliajuk becomes the guardian of the sea animals, and is a force to be reckoned with.
