The Arctic Sky: Inuit Star Lore and Celestial Beings in Expedition Records

Record summary

Early twentieth-century Arctic ethnographies, especially Rasmussen’s Greenlandic and Canadian publications, record star lore in which celestial figures, ancestral beings and culturally personified heavenly bodies are connected with travel and seasonal knowledge. This is a research lead rather than one uniquely titled incident: the relevant passages must be located in named expedition volumes. It matters because “watchers in the sky” can be compared with indigenous celestial traditions without assuming technological or paranormal visitors. Exact community, language and publication context are essential for verification.