- Go away!
Go away!
- Still want to keep walking?
- Go! I'm good.
- My lamp is almost out of oil.
- Maybe we should turn back.
We hardly moved forward yesterday or today.
- It's worse than usual. Something is wrong.
- Father.
There's nothing to eat behind us.
We know people are ahead. Someone might be coming our way.
- You promised to take us to Iglulik.
Iglulik, you agreed to take us to Iglulik. So, we are going.
- What about...
today... people... we pass...?
Follow... after us?
- What did you see?
- Like... family...
I thinking...
stop... we visit... to them?
I pass them close.
Some looking... on me.
- What is he talking about?
Shadow People.
The people you saw...
- There was people...
I saw them, there were people just like us.
- Not like us. They look like us.
But they're no human beings.
- Well, maybe you didn't see them.
It was snowing, hard to see.
- Not everyone...
is a human being.
Like Shadow People.
Some of us see them.
Some people live with them.
Some even marry them.
- It must have been... a hallucination.
- I know what I saw. - Just shut up now!
- Try to rest. We'll start early tomorrow.
- What...
What's decided? Which way are we going?
- Forward, to Iglulik.
- My hand is tired.
- No wonder. All roads are long and tiring.
- It's good to be home.
- Are you home? Here we're all home with Jesus.
- Good for you. We'll build our igloos over there.
- It's up to you. I don't mind.
We eat all together after we pray.
First we all pray; then we eat.
Hunters all bring their catch to me, then I give it out.
- Will you join us? - Maybe some other time.
- Of course. I don't mind. I'll know when you come.
White Men!
Christian, here. Come on.
Come on. Eat.
Okay?
Be good to these White Christians!
Christ wants us to feed them!
- Where do you want us?
- Build the igloos over there.
- Where do you want it? - Just leave it there.
They never stop singing.
Go ahead. Don't be shy.
He wants you more than he wants us.
Go sing with them and get something to eat.
- We're with you.
Aren't we, Natar?
We all eat or don't eat, together.
Maybe... you can bring back something
for the baby.
- There is nothing you can do. - We can't eat while they starve!
- I said, we will try... to bring something.
Don't keep being stupid.
- Feel welcome here.
I'm sorry I have just a little bite to offer you, old friend.
He keeps the food so we all have to eat together.
- I understand, don't worry about it.
- Life's a dream.
- It is what it always is.
- Your ivory cross is very unusual.
- This one... It's a very powerful amulet, too strong to trade.
- Are you a shaman?
- I used to be one.
I was not too strong, but able.
Then one day I heard a priest.
He talked about Jesus and doubt came into my mind.
I ate the pieces of meat shamans are never supposed to eat.
The next time I tried to call them, my helping spirits wouldn't come.
Now I'm not a shaman any more.
- What a story!
- There's a qaggiq tomorrow. - Yes, I expected it.
- He wants you to challenge him. - Yes, I know.
- You had a very difficult journey.
Those songs... They're not so hard to learn.
- Remember when we were young,
all the songs we sang waiting for the weather?
- Yes! Our mouths never stopped flapping!
- Those were good times.
- I have no more room in my mind, for any new songs.
- Is it you, Aksharquarnilik?
Is it you, Aksharquarnilik, my helping spirit?
- I am the cause of our trouble.
I have fulfilled my duties badly.
My thoughts and actions have been bad too.
- Turn away from your old way of life.
Satan tempts us with old taboos,
but Jesus saves us with only Ten Commandments.
Do not hunt but come to pray on Sunday.
Do not exchange wives or husbands,
but only when my father allows it.
Sing only Jesus' songs.
Do not drum and sing Satan's songs,
that tempt Inuit to burn in Hell forever.
- Your sins are in your hands.
- Your sins are in your hands, and in your minds.
Bad acts from bad thoughts.
Love each other like Jesus loves you.
Shamans serve Satan and cannot heal us.
But confess your sins to Umik, and Jesus will heal you.
- Tonight we will cross over,
eating organs shamans are forbidden.
This way, we become Christians.
We become ready for Heaven!
Join us here!
Walk the road to God's glory!
Joy to all!
- Even though it was done, let the evil be driven away from us.
Let it be removed.
- Let it be so!
- It looks like blood, or human waste.
Blood covered with snow, someone tried to hide.
- Yes, last fall I had a miscarriage.
I tried to hide it to avoid the taboo.
- That is a very serious offense.
But still, release her. Let it be so!
- May all evils be driven far away.
That's all we can do.
- Wait.
We're not finished yet.
What are you not telling?
You see something ahead of us.
Tell it now. What do you see?
- I said everything.
Whatever more I could say, wouldn't help us now.
Even now you disobey me.
You, who sees the spirit world as I do!
Do you want to see me weak like this?
- No. I want you to eat, father, and live.
- What?
- It's not my fight. I don't have your strength.
I just want you to eat. And live.
- You want to eat? You betray me for some food?
- Father, my little sister said everything she could say.
- Then go eat with your friends!
- Daughter, don't say a word!
- So, the choice is mine to make?
- To eat this forbidden meat.
Coming up Jesus.
Take his body into us.
Pray to Him now He is near.
Turn away from your old way of life.
Be born again.
Now you can eat.
I cross over
Through my mouth
When I swallow
His heart and lungs
Jesus is pleased
- I am grateful for all the help you have given me in my life.
But now I have to send my spirit helpers away.
Now I will follow the road of Jesus and you have to leave me.
So now, go away!
You all have to go away.
So now, go away!
You have to leave now!
So now, go away!
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