Their grandmother crept with great care down among the ice hummocks and from a hidden position called out, 'Oohhwee, Oohhwee!' The children ran back onto the land and said the sea goddess Taluliyuk had frightened them. Some young children were playing near a tidal ice barrier with many dangerous hidden cracks. Once, on south Baffin Island, I saw this myth come alive. Below he shares his firsthand experience. The artist, author and filmmaker James Houston spent years in the Arctic, immersed in Inuit culture. Among the most famous of the vast array of myths is the legend of the sea goddess known as Sedna, Nuliayuk or Taluliyuk. The fluid nature of oral culture means details of certain myths are also fluid. Inuit mythology is the repository of Inuit culture, passed down by elders through generations to enrich and enlighten. 'The Goddess of the Sea: The Story of Sedna', Last Edited April 23, 2015,

Article published NovemLast Edited April 23, 2015. The Canadian Encyclopedia, 23 April 2015, Historica Canada. 'The Goddess of the Sea: The Story of Sedna'.