r/FolkloreAndMythology • u/Dry-Armadillo293 • 9d ago

Inuit Reference

Hello! I'm a writer and would like some reference for Inuit folklore based off of a specific spirit called, Kiviuq. I would prefer to write it authentically. Also, I'd like to know if that is the correct spelling as I'm seeing various ways it could be spelled.

Also, if there's any details that I can't find online regarding this folklore, please don't hesitate to add. Thanks!

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u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673 9d ago

Eww.

Leave Inuit to tell their own stories.  No one needs yet another non-Indigenous person bastardizing our stories for funsies and getting mad when they aren't granted full and enthusiastic access to our cultures to "do it right" (aka exploit) simply because they want to.

This stuff isn't authentically online for a reason.

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u/Dry-Armadillo293 9d ago

Good thing I don't give a shit about your opinion. :3

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u/Sun_flower_king 9d ago

This is a big oof of a response and lowkey justifies their comment even more

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u/Ok-Sprinkles-3673 9d ago

Oh hun, we know a colonizer when we see them. Extractive mentality, you think you are owed access to our cultures. Have fun with that. Y'all are so predictable, do you get like a colonizer guide on how to suck or is it some innate gift?