Caribou Mother

Sources identify the Caribou Mother as an origin figure and proprietor of terrestrial animals: she is described as the source of caribou herds and is called the "owner of all land animals." She is also characterised in the available material as "one of the oldest Inuit deities," marking her as a foundational being within the reported cosmology. These formulations place her among personified natural powers who establish the availability of essential nonhuman resources for people.

The Caribou Mother is described as gigantic; one specific image in the sources states that "people and caribou [are] like lice on her enormous body." Beyond this simile emphasising immense scale and an encompassing physical presence, the provided materials record little additional iconography or physical detail.

According to the sources, she is the source of caribou and is "mainly the protector of the caribou." The accounts state that when hunters go out she "keeps the herds safe and makes sure that the people are treating the animals properly," which frames her as a guardian and as a moral regulator enforcing or responding to human behaviour toward animals. The sources also label her "owner of all land animals," indicating proprietorship over terrestrial species in the reported cosmological scheme.