Traditional
The Ten Fingers of Sedna
An Inuit Myth
The Ten Fingers of Sedna told by Nell Phoenix
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Story
A young woman, Sedna, is tricked into marriage by a hunter with magical powers and is later rescued by her father. On the way home in their kayak, a terrible storm rages and Sedna’s father throws his daughter overboard to stop the boat from capsizing. When she tries to climb back into the boat, he cuts off her fingers so she cannot hold on. Sedna’s fingers grow into the fish, seals, walruses and whales, and Sedna becomes a powerful spirit.
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Why we chose it
A dramatic and unusual story which tells of the origins of sea creatures and the story of the goddess of the sea.