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Buster Kailek is storytelling about how Inuvialuit lived prior to European contact, about how they made fire long ago, about fishing, about caribou hunting methods prior to modern guns with his uncle and others, about all the many uses of caribou for…

Frank Kuptana is telling old time stories of how people lived long ago of how people hunted, fished, and gathered for their food long ago, living a totally traditional lifestyle compared to today with help now a days from the government, with people…

Frank Kuptana is storytelling about the way of life long ago with fishing, hunting seals, caribou, and polar bears, traditional clothing that was made, the clean snow houses that were made, the traditional food, homemade storage containers for the…

Frank Kuptana is storytelling about his earliest memories of traveling alone with his mother who was packing him, of hard times and good times, of his mom remarrying, of the gatherings, games, visiting, and dances, of their homes built, of hunting,…

Bessie Lennie is continuing her stories of when they lived on Banks Island with her relatives and with her husband and their one child, of their travels during summer and or winter, of other’s visiting and traveling with their ships, of hunting,…

Bessie Lennie is telling a stories about her family and the way they lived long ago with her family and older sister's family, the Kuptanas, of their travels, of when caribou was hunted for food, for caribou skins, for sinew, of when they were hiking…

Rosemary Kuptana interviews Bessie Lennie about her memories of her lifestyle long ago such as her birth place, age, family, lifestyle including life on the land, of when she first started to remember things as a young child, traditional lifeskills…

William Kuptana is interviewed by his daughter Rosemary Kuptana about how he and others lived long ago when he was younger, about their hunting and fishing methods, about their traditional hunting and fishing handcrafted tools, about their shelters,…

William Kuptana is storytelling of when he started remembering when he was a young boy of how they lived long ago prior to Caucasians arriving, of when they lived a totally traditional lifestyle and describes their hunting and fishing methods prior…

Alice Agnaoyak is telling stories of she and her husband’s trapping and traveling days when the Dewline first started up, of polar bear encounter stories, caribou hunting stories, many travels and much more. Part 4. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is storytelling of when she was a small child, of always going out hunting with her father, of hunting stories and more. Part 1. To be continued.

Joe Nasogaluak is completing his life stories from September 1923 when he was nineteen years old. Final Part 2.

Persis Gruben is telling her life stories of when she was younger of their travels with her parents then later with her husband, of her mom’s passing, of their homes, of the flu and of deaths, of various families at the various places they lived,…

Persis Gruben is storytelling about being taught to be respectful to their parents, about her relationship with her parents, about their travels, about Sunday bible teachings from her parents, about Christmas Gatherings and about Christmas new…

Persis Gruben continues storytelling about her younger days with her parents, of she and her family’s many travels, of fishing, hunting and gathering for food when living a traditional nomadic life,. She also speaks of fatal illness, of when the…

Persis Gruben continues to tell of her life experiences of when she was younger, of their travels, of fishing and hunting, of various families, of traditional food, of getting staple supplies for the winter, of her sister Winnie’s accident and when…

Persis Gruben is telling her life stories of her birth place, of their travels with her parents, of when her mom got sick, of the Eastern Inuit (Qangmalit) visiting: who had different clothing and a different language and who practised shamanism, of…

Agnes Nanogak is telling the legend of some young women, one of whom is impregnated and was initially ashamed of her child later named Kaluniq including delicacies and or creatures of the sea, and more. The last five to six minutes of the tape is of…

Agnes Nigiyok is telling the very sad tale of when she was taken away from her family and homeland accross the ocean to Kugluktuk, Nunavut, as a young girl, by the Sikoalok’s who treated her like a dog and made her suffer and treated her very…

Sarah Kuptana continues her life stories of when she and her family overcame starvation and hard times, finding employment and selling her sewing to make money, and continuing to improve their lifestyle and feeling like a milionaire, such as when…

Kenneth Peeloolook continues his storytelling about their travels from Alaska in making their way towards Canada where they had planned to move to the Mackenzie Delta in the Northwest Territories. He shares about their journey, hunting, trapping,…

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose airs Mark Noksana who shares his memories of his reindeer herding experiences of when they were herding the reindeer from Alaska in the early 1930’s. Part 2, To be continued.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose airs Mark Noksana who shares his memories of his reindeer herding experiences. Mark speaks of when they were herding the reindeer from Alaska in the early 1930’s. Part 1, To be continued.

John Holman, host of the A Long Time Ago program, airs Raddi Koiksak who is storytelling about his travels and adventures in the Arctic.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik about her life stories prior to being married, of their nomadic lifestyle, traditions, superstitions, hunting methods, traditional food, gatherings, clothing and tools, means of transportation, shamans,…