Task2 - Native American Gods and Goddesses

Sedna

Sedna is the Native American goddess of the sea. She belongs to the Inuit/Eskimo tribe. Sedna is known as the Mother of Sea Beasts, and is seen as a one-eyed giant. She was once a beautiful human girl but now lives at the bottom of the sea as a goddess. Sedna rules all life in the Arctic Sea and decides the fate of it's creatures and those who hunt them.

There are several stories of how she came to live at the bottom of the sea. One story tells of how she vowed to remain single to care for her father. However one day she fell for a charming and rich foreigner and married him. Things did not go well and she discovered that he was not a man but actually a bird spirit. Sedna's father was furious and decided to visit her, and found her very upset. Her husband returned from work but could not find her. Sedna was found hiding under fur pelts in her father's boat. Furious, her husband turned the sky black and made the seas churn violently. Her father feared for the end of the world and threw Sedna overboard. She clutched at the side of the boat but her father chopped off her fingers and she was lost to the sea. The bird spirit left and peace returned. Sedna's fingers somehow found their way to the top of an iceberg and became the first sea creatures, while Sedna remained at the bottom of the sea.