THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

In one legend, Sedna attacked her parents, and as punishment, her father chopped off her fingers.  These in turn became the creatures of the northern sea, such as walruses, seals, fish, and whales.  Inuit shamans were known to travel to different afterworlds, and when hunters were unable to catch food from the sea, they would transform themselves into fish in order to reach the bottom of the ocean.  There the would find Sedna, and would comb her long tangled hair and weave it into braids to soothe her trauma and showcase compassion.

Mina/Hyperallergic