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inua (202 words) |
 | The Inua is extremely aware of the respect the skin and bones of the |
| Generally, the Inua is represented by some form of round or circle-like formation, |
| Hunters often see Inua in the fur, feathers, or eyes of animals. |
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Magic Weapons and the Art of Scrimshaw - ExploreNorth (763 words) |
| The Inuit call their spirits 'Inua' which has been generally translated as 'owner' of nature, but it is owner in the metaphysical sense. |
| As one Inuit put it, an inua is an 'essential existing force' of a physical phenomenon that causes it to be what it is. They are also beings, that is, they think, they have emotions and they act. |
| These inua were granted enormous respect, as they could direct their host animals either towards or away from a hunter. |
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