Kuksa

The spirit of the hearth and the guardian of the small flame that wards off the killing cold of the igloo. While the great spirits roar in the sky, this entity lives in the flicker of the lamp and the warmth of the communal skin-blankets. It is the spirit of domestic survival, the quiet heat that allows for the telling of stories and the sharing of food during the long months of darkness. It represents the fragile sanctuary of the human home in a world that is fundamentally inhospitable to life.