In pre-christian times, the markers of the passage of time for Inuit included: The tides (every six hours) The sunrise and the moonrise (every twelve hours, outside of the extremes of each in the summer and winter) The moon himself (evolving every week) Piturniq, when tides are highest and lowest at the new and full moons (every two weeks) The seasons (cycling every two months) Winters, which are so prominent and long in the Arctic Uteruses (cycling every month in times of plenty).
I was filled with admiration; she was so different from most animals I know. Her ears were perked forward, and I felt no animosity from this massive being. Underneath her translucent white hairs, I could see her black skin.
In the midst of this moment, I felt my humanness, the nanoq felt her nanoqness, and each of us recognized that even though our worlds were now touching, we were completely separate beings.
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