Frank Cockney continues interviewing Tom Avakgak about his travels, hunting, trapping, and life stories after his father’s passing. Part 5 and 6. To be continued.
Frank Cockney is storytelling of when he lived in the Delta, of people, the weather, the government all being different from when he was young, prior to many people living on one place, of his home near Aklavik, of travelling with dogsleds prior to…
Host Frank Cockney speaks with Aklavik Elders Archie Erigaktuk (Ir̂igaaktuk), Mary Archie, Dora Malegana and Johnny Malegana (Maligiana) who are speaking to and sending greetings to family and friends on the Inuit Program.
Elders Jane Esau (Aviugan), Ida Aleekuk (Nashuqr̂aq), and Leegee Stewart speak to and send New Years Greetings to family, friends and listeners. Inuit Speak host Rosie Albert also informs the listeners about the Inupiaq Post Secondary Education…
Cathy Cockney is interviewing Christina and Emmanuel Felix about their family Genealogy in English. Emmanuel also explains how he is closely related to Jim Greenland, Joe Greenland, and Donald Greenland’s Gwich’in families in Aklavik. They also…
Persis Gruben is storytelling of her younger days, of a time when she didn’t see alcoholism amongst the people, of a fire where her family lost everything, of how people have changed and are not like how they were long ago: when people used to help…
Persis Gruben is continuing her lifestyle stories comparing the numerous changes and coming to terms with a changing way of life that her generation encountered affecting things like: lifestyle changes, cleanliness and caring for the land,…
Persis Gruben is sharing her opinions of and comparing past lifestyle of Inuvialuit to present modern day Inuvialuit lifestyles in regards to transportation, sewage and garbage, influence of European lifestyles, hunting and wildlife, and traditional…
Persis Gruben is continuing her storytelling of the lifestyle changes, about traveling with her parents long ago and later with her children when her husband was hospitalised, of her traditional teachings, of wildlife hunted, of the oil companies…
Persis Gruben is storytelling about when she lived a nomadic lifestyle with her parents then later moving to Tuktoyaktuk, of travelling with dogteams and use of dogs. Persis also shares stories of when they first got skidoos, of hunting and trapping…
An Inupiaq lady, Charlie Smith's inlaw, from Utqiarvik, Alaska is sending greetings and is to speaking to Madeline Smith and other family and friends in Canada. Part 1. To be continued.
Akłarvik Elder Alex Aalaak Irish is speaking and mentions that he’ll visit his aunty Kitty Kuutuuq Rolland in Inuvik and shares his dad Irish Kiuruga’s teaching of never to be angry at people and to look after the poor and or orphans, etc.
A Long Time Ago’s CHAK host Louie Goose airs Part 1 of a 1957 recording by Bernard Brown who interviews Jake Jacobson of Aklavik, N.T. The interview is about Jake’s experiences in the Arctic including trade in Siberia and travel to Siberia. To…