Baffin Island Inuit Peoples: The Sacred - Angakuts, Shamans, & Healing (Part 2 of 2)

In Inuit mythology, the Ijiraq is a cunning shapeshifter believed to snatch children, whisk them away to secret locations, and subsequently abandon them. These youngsters, however, possess a lifeline in the form of inuksugaq or inukshuk, constructed from stone, which aids them in finding their way back by persuading the elusive Ijiraq to release them. In the North Baffin dialects, the term "Ijiraq" translates to "Shape Shifter." While the Tariaksuq takes on the appearance of a half-man-half-cari