Origin of the Shaman
ᐊᖓᒃᑰᑉ ᐱᙳᕐᓂᖓ
Piita Irniq talks about where Inuit, and Shamanism, come from and discusses the state of Shamanism today within the Inuit community.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᑭᙶᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐊᖓᒃᑰᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ.
Cultural practices of a Shaman
ᐱᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᕕᓂᖏᑦ
Piita Irniq discusses when and why Shamanistic practices would be used in Inuit culture.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᖓᙳᕌᖓᑦ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂ.
Shamans and their Spirits
ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᑑᕐᖓᖏᓪᓗ
Piita Irniq explains the relationship between a Shaman their Spirit Guides.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᑑᕐᖓᖏᑦᑕᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᖕᓂᕆᕙᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
Teachings of the Shaman
ᐊᖓᒃᑰᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ
Piita Irniq talks about how one became a Shaman and how it was not so simple.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᙳᖅᐸᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ.
Rituals of the Shaman
ᐊᖓᒃᑰᑉ ᓴᑲᓂᖏᑦ
Piita Irniq, using his brother-in-law as an example, describes the stages and rituals of Shamanism among Inuit.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᖓᐅᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᑲᓂᕆᕙᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂ.
Importance of Shamanism
ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᓂᐅᑉ
Piita Irniq explains how if it weren't for the practices of Shamans the Inuit people wouldn't be around today. It is due, he argues, in large part, to their work that Inuit have survived in the Arctic. Also, discusses his family history and Christianity.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᑉᐸᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᕋᔭᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᒃᓯᒪᕗᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅᑕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᒨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᓚᐃᔅᑑᓯᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ.
Inuit Legends about Shamans pt 1
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ
Piita Irniq explains how if it weren't for the practices of Shamans the Inuit people wouldn't be around today. It is due, he argues, in large part, to their work that Inuit have survived in the Arctic. Also, discusses his family history and Christianity.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᑉᐸᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᕋᔭᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᒃᓯᒪᕗᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅᑕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᒨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᓚᐃᔅᑑᓯᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ.
Inuit Legends about Shamans pt 2
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᒡᓕᐊ
Piita Irniq tells the story of a Shaman who traveled to the moon by dogteam.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᑯᑦ.
Shaman Experience: Story
ᐊᖓᒃᑰᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ: ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ
Piita Irniq tells the story of a mean Shaman and his powers, among others.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᓘᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ, ᐊᓯᕈᓘᔭᓂᒡᓗ.
Shaman Experience: Elder
ᐊᖓᒃᑰᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ: ᐃᓐᓇᖅ
Piita Irniq talks about his own hands-on experiences with elder Shaman.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᒥᒃ.
Shaman to-be
ᐊᖓᒃᑯᒃᓴᔭᐅᔪᖅ
Piita Irniq recounts the surprising story of a Shaman's Apprentice who shoots himself.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐸᐃᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᒃᓴᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᖁᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ.
Introduction of Christianity and
the decline of Shamans
ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᓚᐃᔅᑑᓯᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᓄᖑᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ
Piita Irniq talks about the arrival of Christianity to the North and the demonization of Shamanism by the Churches.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓚᐃᔅᑑᓯᒥᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓵᑖᓇᓯᒥᙶᕐᓂᕋᐃᕙᖕᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ.
Shamans Today
ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ
Piita Irniq explains that Shamans still exist today but they are in hiding.
ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒡᓗ ᓱᓕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᒎᖅ ᐃᔨᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ.
Names of Shamans
ᐃᓚᕈᑕᖏᑦ: ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᑦ
Piita talks about the language of Shamans and its use today to name Inuit and the world around them.
ᐲᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᓗ.
Talking about a Shaman
ᐃᓚᕈᑕᖏᑦ: ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅ
Piita explains how Shamans would know if you were talking about them, even if they were very far away.
ᐲᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕙᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ, ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᐊᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.
Piita explains how Shamans would know if you were talking about them, even if they were very far away.
ᐲᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕙᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ, ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᐊᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.