The story of the alaskan inuit goddess sedna fulfills the supernatural explanatory function of belief systems because

The story of the Alaskan Inuit goddess Sedna satisfies the supernatural descriptive purpose of belief systems because her story expands on the origin of seals. In the version of the legend, she is disappointed with the men found for her by her father and so marries a dog. Her father is so mad and even throw her into the sea and when she tries to climb back into the boat her father cuts off her fingers. The fingers of Sedna become the first seals and she became a mighty sea goddess. 

answer; i believe that the correct answer is ( troxel v. granville);

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.