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Long Time Ago host, Ishmael Alunik is telling historical stories of the Inupiat and the Inuvialuit who lived and traveled along the Yukon North Slope prior to European contact and after contact and prior to written maps and modern borders of today.

Inuvialuktun host, Ishmael Suuyuq Alunik, introduces William Kuptana who is storytelling about his lifestyle when he was a young man, of when Inuvialuit gathered together including their traditional hunting and fishing methods prior to Whiteman…

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…

Long Time Ago host, Ishmael Alunik is storytelling about historical tribal wars and conflicts, about European arrival with the government, the RCMP, the new religion and ministers, and residential schools, etc. He then tells another story of…

Host of A Native Voice Victor Allen is speaking to and encouraging the people about the importance of meeting attendance, becoming informed, and expressing concerns in matters concerning Inuvialuit and Gwich'in livelihood, in light of oil and gas…

Sam Raddi is speaking about the Land Claims meeting down South followed by various Elders speaking to family and friends and sending greetings. Father Le Meur speaking about CHAK, and Peter Thrasher shares the issues and concerns that he spoke out…

Frank Kuptana is storytelling about his lifestyle long ago, of his travels when he was a young man, of seal hunting, of fishing, of the very few people and houses at Ulukhaktok when he first went there, of the trading post, of Father Bruyant, of…

Host of the People Speak CHAK radio, airs a prerecording of Rosie Albert who is speaking to Elders from Tuktoyaktuk, N.T. They are speaking about their thoughts, concerns, and opinions in regards to the oil companies proposal to build a road from Hay…

Pascal Baptiste is telling a story of his experiences of travelling with the Inuvialuit in English to CHAK radio host Louie Goose on the A Long Time Ago program. Then the second half of the program is Baptiste telling another story in Gwich’in.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose airs Raddi Koiksak storytelling about his travels in the Arctic in the summer of 1922 to 1923.. Part 3. To be continued.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose airs Raddi Koiksak storytelling about his travels in the Arctic in the summer of 1922 to 1923.. Part 2. To be continued.

Mary Kailek is storytelling of her many travels, of various people, of the types of animals harvested, of her concerns of the new wildlife officer’s regulations and governance during that era, clothing and other items made from animal skins, of…

Buster Kailek is storytelling about their travels including traveling to Tuktoyaktuk getting supplies at the Hudson Bay, and the many schooners that were there, of their traveling challenges, of a child’s death, of hunting and trapping, of their…

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

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and employment. Father Le Meur then tells…

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and employment. Part 2. To be continued.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage and staple shortage at the Trading Post. Father Le Meur then tells Silas’…

CHAK’s A Long Time Ago host Louie Goose introduces Jim Wolki and Father Le Meur where Jim is telling the final part six of The Long Crossing story. Father Le Meur then interviews Jim about his successful trapping days when he was younger.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik who shares her personal life stories when she was a young married woman of plentiful caribou and happy times and also speaks of various hardships and sufferings such as abandonment, births, deaths, the big…

Agnes Nigiyok is telling a story of when she was a young girl of the many years of hardships she endured when she lived with her step parents, the Sikoaluks . She recalls how they let her suffer in need of clothes and left her hungry most of the…

A Long Time Ago host Louie Goose airs Father Le Meur who interviewed Elders Bessie Wolki and Ivy Raddi, then Paul Adam about how they survived very trying times on Banks Island. Father Le Meur then translates their stories into English.

Qummana is telling a story about Fred Carpenter during the 1921/22 era.

Agnes Nanogak is storytelling of some of she and her family’s many travels, of living in various places, and of of some of their experiences such as when her father fell in water and nearly froze to death, of when he made his own kayak boat with…

Stories start with a repeated story from previous old time story that was already in progress that Mary Kailek heard from Itualuk. Mary also speaks about lifestyle changes from their very traditinoal active and busy lifestyle to a life of ease and…

Elder Amos Tumma is telling old time stories of his younger days of hunting and travelling, and of his wife’s grandfather’s stories from long ago of how they lived, working hard, hardly sleeping, hunting for their food prior to arrival of…