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{{Short description|Bear in Inuit religion}}
In ], '''Nanook''' was the master of ]s, meaning he decided if hunters had followed all applicable ]s and if they deserved success in hunting bears.
{{other uses|Nanook (disambiguation)}}
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In ], '''Nanook''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|æ|n|uː|k}}; {{langx|iu|ᓇᓄᖅ}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingdictionary.com/term/viewTerm.jsp?term=49138466411 |title=ᓇᓄᖅ|work=Inuktitut Living Dictionary or Nunavut Living Dictionary|access-date=2013-11-19}}</ref> {{IPA|iu|naˈnuq|}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingdictionary.com/term/viewTerm.jsp?term=49138466391 |title=nanuq|work=Inuktitut Living Dictionary or Nunavut Living Dictionary|access-date=2013-11-19}}</ref> <small>lit.</small> "polar bear") was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters deserved success in finding and hunting bears and punished violations of ]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nanook Definition on Living Dictionary|url=http://www.livingdictionary.com/search/viewResults.jsp?language=en&searchString=%26%235319%3B%26%235316%3B%26%235509%3B&languageSet=language_si&dialectSet=all&typeSet=all&subjectCategorySet=all&sourceSet=all|access-date=5 January 2012}}</ref> The word was popularized by '']'', the first feature-length documentary.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}
Nanook is the mascot of the ] and of the ]. He is depicted as a stylized ].


The ] believed that Nanook, the ], was powerful and mighty, and they thought that he was "almost man." The Inuit hunters would worship this great bear because they believed that he decided if the hunters would be successful. “In the past, the Inuit ate polar bear meat and used the fur to make warm trousers for men and kamiks (soft boots) for women”.<ref name="Inuit"> Polar Bears International. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.</ref> Respect was given to Nanook by the hunter hanging the bear's hide in a special section of his ], where it would stay for several days. They would also offer the bear's spirit weapons and other hunting tools if it was a male, and ], scrapers (used to scrape the fat off hides) and knives if it was female. “Native people believed that polar bears allowed themselves to be killed in order to obtain the souls of the tools (tatkoit), which they would take with them into the hereafter.”<ref name="Inuit"/> “Legend says that if a dead polar bear was treated properly by the hunter, it would share the good news with other bears so they would be eager to be killed by him. Bears would stay away from hunters who failed to pay respect.”<ref name="Inuit"/>
The ] ]-directed movie '']'' named its main character after him.


==See also==
''Nanook'' is also ] for "polar bear".
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==Notes==
''Nanook'' is also used by some ] as a term to identify the whiteman often considered derogatory.
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==References==
] wrote a song called "Nanook Rubs It", a part of ''Don't Eat the Yellow Snow'', first appearing on his ] album '']''.
* Godchecker.com Web. 23 Feb. 2010.
Nanook the Husker "Nooker"
*Paisley, Susanna, and Nicholas J. Saunders. Taylor & Francis Online. N.p., 23 Apr. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2012.


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Bear in Inuit religion For other uses, see Nanook (disambiguation). This article contains Canadian Aboriginal syllabic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics.

In Inuit religion, Nanook (/ˈnænuːk/; Inuktitut: ᓇᓄᖅ [naˈnuq], lit. "polar bear") was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters deserved success in finding and hunting bears and punished violations of taboos. The word was popularized by Nanook of the North, the first feature-length documentary.

The Inuit believed that Nanook, the polar bear, was powerful and mighty, and they thought that he was "almost man." The Inuit hunters would worship this great bear because they believed that he decided if the hunters would be successful. “In the past, the Inuit ate polar bear meat and used the fur to make warm trousers for men and kamiks (soft boots) for women”. Respect was given to Nanook by the hunter hanging the bear's hide in a special section of his igloo, where it would stay for several days. They would also offer the bear's spirit weapons and other hunting tools if it was a male, and needle cases, scrapers (used to scrape the fat off hides) and knives if it was female. “Native people believed that polar bears allowed themselves to be killed in order to obtain the souls of the tools (tatkoit), which they would take with them into the hereafter.” “Legend says that if a dead polar bear was treated properly by the hunter, it would share the good news with other bears so they would be eager to be killed by him. Bears would stay away from hunters who failed to pay respect.”

See also

Notes

  1. "ᓇᓄᖅ". Inuktitut Living Dictionary or Nunavut Living Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  2. "nanuq". Inuktitut Living Dictionary or Nunavut Living Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  3. "Nanook Definition on Living Dictionary". Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. ^ "The Inuit and Polar Bears." Polar Bears International. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.

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