In the Inuit religion, an ijiraq (/ˈiːjɪrɑːk/ EE-yi-rahk or /ˈiːdʒɪrɑːk/ EE-ji-rahk) is a shapeshifting creature said to kidnap children, hide them away and abandon them.
(The book[1] of Dutch writer Floortje Zwigtman says only the shaman knows the real form of the Ijiraq).
Historically, Freeman's Cove is most notable as a stopover for the ship the Intrepid on an Arctic expedition with Edward Belcher.
According to the small handful of surviving elders in the South Baffin Region that knew these beliefs, the Inuit that are settled in Resolute and Grise Fiord are these shape shifters or shadow people, because they went too far north.
Some elders will avoid being in presence of extreme-northern Inuit, fearing they are evil Ijirait or Tariaksuq.