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Aklavik, N.T. Elder, Simon Bennett is telling a legend of a wealthy ruler and a poor couple on The People Speak Inuit Program hosted by CBC radio host Ishmael Alunik.

Michael Amos is being interviewed about his lifestyle long ago and of his travels. Michael also shares some stories from his younger days.

Michael Amos is storytelling about when he and others were hauling freight to Ulukhaktok N.T. from Tuktoyaktuk, of their challenges, close call experiences during their boating journey, and stops along the way, on the A Long Time Ago program hosted…

Michael Amos is storytelling about when he was travelling on the land with his dog team, and the challenges he over came, until he made it back home safely on the A Long Time Ago program hosted by John Holman.

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.

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her stories of when she was a small child, of traveling with her parents with their sled dogs, then with a rowboat in the summer, then adding sails if there was wind, and more. Part 2. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her stories of her younger days of polar bear hunting with her parents and her husband, of an airplane story, of food poisoning resulting in illnesses and deaths, and more. Part 3. To be continued.

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 reminiscing of the fun nomadic lifestyle they used to live long ago that included a lot of traveling out on the land and camping compared to nowadays, where she says they just stay inside sitting in the houses with little to do and…

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her life stories of their travels, of where they lived, of various families and more. Part 6. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her life stories of when her mother then her father fell ill and went to Edmonton, of cargo companies arriving, and more. Part 7. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her life stories as she describes the landscape of where they were living and the challenges of finding wood for heating, of her parents returning from Edmonton, and more. Part 8. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is completing her final life story of their nomadic lifestyle when she was young, of being very fearful when she first saw people drinking alcohol, of when the Dewline was first starting up, and more. Final, Part 9.

Saturday Inuit Show host Rosie Albert provides regional news with various Elders sending greetings and speaking to family and friends, and Sam Raddi giving travel and meeting updates. Kenneth Peeleelook shares his memories of his trip and he and…

Elders Jean Arey, Simon Bennett and another Elder speak to and send greetings to family and friends on The Inuit Speak Program.

Nellie Arey telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.

Nellie Arey introducing herself and telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.

Nellie Arey talking about family names on the second day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.

The attendees of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering having a sing-along on the final day of the gathering. Agnes White brought a hymn book that the group is flipping through.

The attendees of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering are discussing the writing system for Inuvialuktun.

Group discussion about language at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The discussion includes stories about residential school.

Group discussion of language learning at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.

Group discussion of a particular phrase in Inuvialuktun at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.

Group sing-along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.

The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering continue their sing-along. Towards the end of the clip they also discuss the hymn books.