 are  strange creatures that live below the ice and in bodies of water in the Arctic. They are a cautionary tale told to children who misbehave and don’t listen. The tale is told to also scare children from going too far out on the ice alone, for they can be snatched and never returned. 

The image was created by Michael Goodwin.

National Film Board of Canada

Nunavut Animation Lab: Qalupalik

(don’t) come closer child

An Inuit Folklore Haiku

Kids skip cross clear ice

Crackling below, listen

Qalupalik comes

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In Inuit folklore, the Qalupaliit are  strange creatures that live below the ice and in bodies of water in the Arctic. They are a cautionary tale told to children who misbehave and don’t listen. The tale is told to also scare children from going too far out on the ice alone, for they can be snatched and never returned.



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