The Red-throated Loon, referred to locally as wabby or wobby, was eaten by Han, Hare, Inuvialuit, Wainwright Inupiat, James Bay Cree and Labrador Inuit [14, 18, 22, 35, 44-46]. Many Inuit preferred Red-throated Loon over other loons species [23].

Red-throated loon. The brother asks his sister to take him to a nearby lake where there are red-throated loons (qaqsauq). He stands by the lake until he hears the sound of a kayak and a voice invites him to sit in it. He sits and is paddled toward the center of the lake. (In Kusugaq's telling he is simply led into the lake, without a kayak). [2]

Jan 1, 2005 · Loon skins, beaks, and heads commonly feature in ritual clothing and headgear in the North American Arctic. The distinctive bills of yellow-billed loons were key elements in the elaborate Copper...

As ored bands and insertions, fringes and appendages the renowned Holman artist Helen Kalvak once of various kinds, to wear in the dance-house on cer- confided, "Inuit admire the loon for its song and its emonial occasions" (1922:237). This category of. …

* Blind Boy on Loon. n.d. Antler and serpentine sculpture, 2 x 4 x 2 in. Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver. * Cry of the Red Throated Loon (Legend of the Blind Boy and the Loon ). n.d. Antler, inlay, signed in syllabics. 9.5 x 2 x 1.5 in. Sold at auction by Waddington's, Toronto, Ontario.

The elegant loon dance hat, unique among the Copper Inuit, exists as the most prominent feature of the ceremonial dress ensemble.3 Three styles of the loon headdress are historically documented in the region.

This special style of dance hat was worn by Copper Inuit performers during drum dances at major social events and when welcoming visitors to the village. The upright beak of a yellow-billed loon crowns the bonnet, and narrow alternating strips of light and dark caribou hide and red cloth decorate its front and back.

Feb 6, 2005 · Working with both museum collections of indigenous fur clothing from this region and the graphic art of Copper Inuit elders, this paper proposes the existence of an extensive ceremonial clothing complex comprised of dance clothing and shamanistic vestments unknown elsewhere in the Canadian Arctic.

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Jul 27, 2021 · There are five species or types of loon that can be spotted in the United States: the Red-throated Loon, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Yellow-billed Loon, and Arctic Loon. The otherworldly calls of loons punctuate the nighttime air in a chorus of mournful cries.