The first part of this video is about the history of Aklavik, and the second part of the video is about the Gwich’in and Inuvialuktun language programs at Moose Kerr School in Aklavik. It includes interviews with instructors Brenda Benoit and…
This is a video of the graduation ceremony for the Aurora College-Yukon College Early Childhood Development Certificate program and high school graduate, Angus Dillon. It was held at Angik School in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories and includes…
This is a video of Elder Frank Kudlak talking about his life growing up and living on the land. He tells stories about hunting and trapping and explains how people lived long ago.
This video is about the muskox harvest in Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. It begins with some history about Sachs Harbour and the muskox, then shows interviews with several people who are involved with the harvest. They explain how the harvest…
This video is part two of the muskox harvest in Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. It begins with some history about Sachs Harbour and the muskox, then gives details about how the harvest is done, shows some interviews with people involved in the…
This video is about the Ingamo Hall Friendship Center in Inuvik. It begins with some history about Ingamo Hall and then focuses on the traditional activities offered for youth in the community. It includes an interview with Kristin McDonald,…
This video shows interviews with Elders Jane Esau, Alex Gordon, Hope Gordon, Kathleen Hansen, Tom Elanik, Fred Joe, and Amos Paul from Aklavik who have all passed on. They tell stories from their lives and explain how people lived long ago.
This video shows interviews with Elders Joe Nasogalliak, Raddi Koiksak, Silas Kangegana, Emmanuel Felix, Joseph Avik, Sam Raddi, and Freeman Kimiksana from Tuktoyakuk who have all passed on. They each tell short stories from their lives.
This is a video of Elder Lena Wolki talking about her life growing up and living on the land. She tells stories about how they used to hunt, fish, trap and prepare and preserve food for the winter.
A video about the Elder Day Program at the Inuvik Regional Hospital which includes interviews with Jane McCarney (Coordinator, Elder Day Program) and Colette Sampson (Recreation Coordinator, Elder Day Program), as well as clips of Elders…
This video shows interviews with Elders Alexandria Elias, William Kuptana, and Michael Amos from Sachs Harbour who have all passed on. They each tell stories from their lives.
This is a video of Elder Sarah Meyook telling a story her aunt told her about an incident between the Dene and Inuit that took place a long time ago at Running River. She also talks about what it was like living in Shingle Point when she was young…
A video of interviews with artists and organisers at the 2004 Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The video also shows some of the art that was exhibited.
This is a video of an interview with Elder Maureen Elias. She talks about what it was like hunting, whaling, and living on the land when she was younger. She also talks about how things are different today.
This is a video of Elder Sheba Selamio (Qarrun) talking about what her life was like living on the land. She explains how the people made their living by hunting, trapping, and fishing; how they preserved food; and the games they would play.
A video of interviews with artists and organisers at the 2004 Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The video also shows some of the art that was exhibited.
This video is about an Inuvialuktun language camp held at Winnie Cockney’s camp on the Mackenzie River in the summer. It includes clips of children at the camp and interviews with Sandra Ipana, Delores Harley, Kyle Kuptana, Karen Tingmaiak, and…
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…