00:10Inuit mythology may not be as popular as Greek or Roman mythology, but it is equally fascinating
00:16and has a whole lot of mythical creatures and tales that worth looking into. The people of
00:22the Inuit tribe go beyond believing everything in the world is connected, believing that people,
00:27animals, and objects have a spirit. The Imuits are also known as Eskimos and are a native tribe that
00:34settled near the Arctic. While they mostly reside in the northernmost parts of Canada,
00:39some Inuit groups settled in Alaska, Siberia, and Greenland as well. In Eskimo or Inuit folklore,
00:47there is a skeleton ghost or demon named Akini. He was always dancing when he was alive,
00:53and couldn't do without it. Even after he died, his skeleton came back every so often to do a jig
01:00that shaked the ground and turned boats over in the river. According to some stories,
01:05whenever the Akini senses ships or boats sailing across the sea, he would dance on shore and the
01:11vibrations from the dance would cause shipwrecks, killing all the passengers and sailors. Sometimes,
01:18he makes his own music, using his armbone as a drumstick and his shoulder blade as the drum or xylophone.
01:25As he plays, he dances to his music, causing total catastrophe to any living thing nearby.
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