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Mabel Steffanson is telling her life stories of her birth place, her family members, their travels, and more followed by Tommy Thrasher narrating the English version of Mabel’s stories. Part 1. To be continued.

Mabel Steffanson is continuing to tell her life stories of her younger days of she and her family’s travels, of gathering eggs, fishing, a lot of deaths due to the big flu, of fun times, and more. Final, part 5.

Bessie Lennie is telling stories of how she loved traveling around with her husband such as when they chartered a plane to Glenale, Victoria Island and lived alone there until their friends, the Inuktaliks, joined them later. She also talks of how…

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…

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,…

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 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 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…

Laura Lucas is continuing her life stories. Part 2. To be continued.

Laura Lucas is telling her life stories. Part 1. To be continued.

Laura Lucas is completing the final part 3, of her life stories.

Elder Buster Kailek continues his storytelling about his younger days of when he and others were reindeer herding, of his travels, fishing, and hunting muskrats.

Elder Buster Kailek is storytelling about his younger days of his travels, hunting, trapping, and reindeer herding.

Elder Buster Kailek is storytelling about his younger days of his travels, hunting, and trapping

Elder Buster Kailek continues sharing part 2 of his life stories from his younger days.

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…

Ivy Raddi is continuing her life stories and sharing memories of her younger days, Part 3. To be continued.

Ivy Raddi is continuing her life stories and sharing memories of her younger days, Part 2. To be continued. it changes to English programming at the 45:33 minute mark

Ivy Raddi is telling stories and sharing memories of her younger days to include their many travels and lifestyles long ago. Part 1. To be continued.

Ivy Raddi is completing her life stories, is sharing memories of her younger days, and is sharing her wisdom and advice to the listeners. Final, part 5.

Raddi Koiksak is telling legends and life stories from when he was young including their traveling, hunting, and fishing stories.

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…

Joe Nasogaluak is storytelling about his life stories from September 1923. Note: the volume starts fading about half way through to becoming barely audible for the last six to seven minutes then story abruptly ends. Part 1. To be continued.

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

Joe Nasogaluak is storytelling about his life stories during the year 1925.