Victor Tungilik
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Victor Tungilik was an Inuit
religious figure who was both a Christian and a traditional angakkuq
(shaman) of Anglican parents. Tungilik later eschewed his angakkuq practices and moved to Naujaat.
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
religious figure who was both a Christian and a traditional angakkuq
Angakkuq
The Angakkuq , Angatkuq , Angakok or Ilisitsok is the intellectual and spiritual figure among the Inuit and corresponds to a shaman. Not only the Inuit, but also other Eskimo cultures know similar mediator persons...
(shaman) of Anglican parents. Tungilik later eschewed his angakkuq practices and moved to Naujaat.