Uvavnuk

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Who is Uvavnuk?

Uvavnuk was a female angakkuq of the Iglulik Inuit in the early 20th century, and now considered an oral poet.

Uvavnuk has been written about in several books on mysticism. A common report is that she experienced a "glowing ball of fire in the sky" and afterwards gained a "telepathic sensitivity" helping her know the "thoughts and hidden actions of others". She has been described as a healer. Uvavnuk has been described as an Inuit female shaman of the Netsilik or Iglooik tribes, and also as a "shamaness". After her visual experience with the "ball of fire", she reportedly sang this song:

Vavanuk's poems have appeared in collections of poetry appear in online collections, and have been used by peace groups such as Out Beyond Ideas in songs. Her poetry was initially recorded in a book called Song of Uvavnuk by Knud Rasmussen sometime in the early 1900s.

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on July 23, 2013

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