Mother Whitetail

The Temple is located in the Tuunbaq Kasimmavik, the Place of Spirits. Here the White Stag is an important tribal deity that is worshiped by the tribal Shamans.
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Mother Whitetail

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Chronologically, this is the oldest story in Reindeer Herder folklore and sets the basis for other stories pertaining to the myths of our people.

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Whitetail was a graceful reindeer who existed in the time before the universe, when the world did not exist and only the gods danced among the twinkling stars of the night sky. In this age Whitetail was still young, and she frolicked among the stars as any reindeer does in the pastures of today. She was not like today's reindeer though, for she was much, much more beautiful, and had graceful white wings like the Pegasus of Greek lore. Her dancing and her beauty radiated among the stars so much, that they fell in love with her. And she, who enjoyed frolicking among the twinkling lights so much, fell in love with the stars. So it came to pass one day that the God of the Stars came to Whitetail and professed his love, and they were wed by Sun and the Moon. Shortly thereafter, they had a child, their only one, who became the World.

In its infant years, Whitetail carried the young World on her back, dancing among the stars, and basking in the glow of her friends, Sun and Moon. This is how she came to be known as Mother Whitetail.

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