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Creators and Contributors Brandon Moonin (Contributor)
John F.C. Johnson (Contributor)
Raymond Eric Clock (Contributor)
Tatianna Turner (Contributor)

Cultural Narrative Brandon Moonin: Naniq - Seal Oil Lamp in Sugt'stun

Brandon Moonin: They flip sea oil lamps over because they can communicate with others spiritually. They can be used as a way to reconnect with spirits.

Brandon Moonin: They would put it upside down on frozen sand and drag it along to smoothen the edges of the bowls. They would also often drag bowls along river beds to smoothen them.

John Johnson: It could be that they also flipped them over so they wouldn’t fill with water and freeze.

Raymond Eric Clock: Anemia medicine - a tea spoon of Seal oil as it has high iron levels.

Raymond Eric Clock: Everything develops a spirit and has a consciousness (energy) also rocks (seal lamps).

Raymond Eric Clock: The oil preserves food and keeps air out when food is stored in the oil.

Tatianna Turner: Dry fish will be dipped in fats to make it less dry and add nutrients (Calories). You chew the fish and then dip it in the oil.