Although having a baby sleep in an infant swing device goes against the current advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Allen has slept in a traditional Inuit swing as a baby and uses ...

Different cultures have different explanations for sleep paralysis demons. Canadian Inuit attribute the sleep paralysis to spells of shamans. Japanese folklore says it’s a vengeful spirit that ...

In Newfoundland, it’s known as the Old Hag. Those experiencing the Old Hag syndrome report feeling as if an old woman is sitting on their chest or suffocating them during sleep. Inuit shamans, known ...

This kind of experience, far more frightening than an ordinary nightmare, is called sleep paralysis ... a visitation by a ghost; among the Inuit, a shamanistic attack on the dreamer’s vulnerable ...

Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt. When sea ice ages, the salt sinks into the ocean, leaving fresh ...

In recent years, Greenlanders like her have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions, including drum dancing and Inuit tattoos. For some, it’s a way to proudly reclaim their ancestral roots.