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The Shaman Protected the Village
by Tivi Etook of George River, 1975
It is said that in ancient times a creature resembling a polar
bear was seen to come up from the sea. It walked on its hind legs like a polar
bear. From the depths of the sea it came and was first seen by a hunter who became
frightened and ran to his village as the thing was approaching. There were many
people living in that village and the thing was coming to them. The hunter
in great fright called, "Oh great spirits help us for only you could protect
us from this thing from the sea." There was great movement in the sea and
waves smashed on the shore as the thing came to the land and the land was covered
in darkness, but as the time for the destruction of the people had not come there
came a great fog and the land opened under the thing and it was gone.
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