Inua by Silla

Inua is the spirit of all things, presided over by Silaup Inua, the master spirit of the cosmos. We are all a part of Sila, the original world power, our souls enclosed by a compressed bubble of air (pullaq) containing the breath from our first cries at birth. We borrow this air from Sila, and it is returned to Sila upon death, when our pullaq bursts.

“The words contained in the throat singing (qiaqpaarniq) tradition are words that were used by our remote ancestors. People have forgotten the meaning behind the words and that, I assume, adds to why people don't have any knowledge of their meaning… they came from the mouths of the ancients.”
– Margaret Uyauperk Aniksak, Paallirmiut, ATAC 1991

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