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Mary Kailek is storytelling from the 1937 era, of when she was doing a lot of sewing, of visitors and listening to storytelling in the evenings, of their travels for Christmas and New Years, stories of her dad and Joe trapping and hunting stories, of…

Mary Kailek’s storytelling starts off with some of the latter story repeated from the previous story of when she was younger around Christmas time then Mary continues sharing her memories: of when she just had two children when her son Alex Kaglik…

Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from 1942 and 1943 of: she and her family’’s activities such as hunting, trapping, of various people, of their travels, of going to Aklavik for Easter, Peffer’s Hotel, Banksland people who flew to…

People Speak Inuit host Frank Cockney airs Elders Mary and Buster Kailek who speak to and send greetings to family and friends, then Sam Raddi speaks about COPE, ITK, and ICI, then Frank interviews Simon Bennett about traditional and modern education…

Mary Kailek is storytelling of when they were at Avvaq, of various people, of mourning for her uncle Kimiksan, of her relations with others, of their travels including to Tuktoyaktuk and then to Aklavik, of her parents, and shares more fond memories…

Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from the previous story, of the supply ships that arrived with an abundance of food followed by feasting with gathering of Gwich’in, Inuvialuit, and Caucasians, of court, of her father working for…

Mary Kailek is sharing more life stories from long ago of their travels, shares some funny stories, of clean ice water, of she and other’s having to go to Aklavik for their tooth extractions, arrival of the Hudson Bay Boat, the numerous tents, and…

Mary Kailek is continuing her life stories sharing more memories of when she was younger when her dad worked with the Hudson Bay Company, when her mom would be sewing, of the rat sunday services, of her travels with her parents, of various people, of…

Mary Kailek is telling stories of Kublualuk the shaman and other old time stories, and ends with a personal story.

Mary Kailek is telling a legend of young girls who were kidnapped followed by personal life stories of her younger days. Part 1. To be continued.

Mary Kailek is sharing stories of her lifestyle, of her travels, of her family and friends, of hospitalizations of family members, and shares her faith in God, and also tells a bear legend, and much more.

Mary Kailek is storytelling about when they were out muskrat hunting including challenges when traveling, of various family members and friends comings and goings, of beluga and fish harvests, and more. The storytelling then switches to Mary telling…

Mary Kailek is storytelling of when she was younger living with her parents, of various people, of her sister Annie’s birth, of when the schooners arrived and her dad purchased a record player for her, of their travels, of living at various…

Mary Kailek is sharing life stories, of past store keepers, of hunts, of traditional food, of their travels, of various family members, births and deaths, including difficult and sad times, of her sister’s passing, and remembers and sings part of…

Mary Kailek is telling life stories and shares her mom's words of wisdom to her and her father before her mom’s passing, of her travels including when traveling with Sarah and Lennie Inglangasuk, the many people and tents at Tapqaq (Shingle Point),…

Mary Kailek is continuing her personal life stories of her younger days. Part 2.

Mary Kailek is storytelling of when she recovered from her illness and went to pick up Joe from the hospital with her dogteam, of the numerous people that were sick and some who passed away, with the hospital in Aklavik being full including the…

Mary Kailek is sharing her journals of she and her family’s activities from summer of 1979 to 1980, of activities such as living out on the land, hunting, fishing, trapping, snaring, of their visitors, of their travels, of deaths, and births, of…

"Mary Kailek is storytelling of her younger days, of when she’d sew traditional caribou clothing for the police, of the various people, of the Christmas gatherings with the arrival of many with dog teams, the traditional food, and describes the…

Mary is continuing the story of their travels on the St. Roch Schooner from the previous story, of the square dance when they arrived to their destination, of seeing Iqaluktuuttiaq for the first time, and the story ends abruptly at 11:04 and other…

Mary Kailek is telling personal life stories.

Mary Kailek is storytelling about her life stories from her younger days, of her father, of her grandfather, of some comical stories, of trading piffi (dryfish) for staples with the police who arrived by boat, of various visitors, of learning how to…

Mary Kailek is sharing more her journals of she and her family’s activities from 1979, and October 1980 onward, of activities such as living out on the land, fishing, trapping, snaring, their travels, and births, of sewing her fancy parkas, of her…

Mary Kailek shares her journal of July to August activities of her travels, hunts, the search for Archie, and pf her lifestyle with her family out on the land, of her frustrations with lifestyle changes regarding money, and speaks of her prayers and…

Mary Kailek continues sharing from her summer journals of her faith, of she and her family’s lifestyle and activities, of their travels, of hunting, fishing, snaring, of a missing person search, of the traditional clothing that she’d sew and her…