Variety of gold and silver Polar Bear earrings and pendants by Jonas Faber

Nanook,
The Polar Bear 

In Inuit (Inuvialuit) myths and legends, the Bear is the most powerful spirit of the animal race.  The Bear is often referred to as the elder clansman, and given many human qualities.

The Inuit treated human beings, the land, and the animals and plants with equal respect. An intimate knowledge of the land and its life forms enabled the Inuit to develop skills and technology uniquely adapted to one of the harshest and most demanding environments on earth.