Higilaq
Higilaq was a member of the Copper Inuit of southwest Victoria Island, who, along with her husband Ikpukkuaq, adopted anthropologist Diamond Jenness into her family for eight months in 1915. Besides being proficient in the skills required of an Inuit woman, Higilaq was also a shaman, which helped save Jenness from a local murder charge. Through Jenness’s observations, Higilaq and her husband, a renowned hunter, contributed much to the knowledge of everyday life among indigenous Arctic people.