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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 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…

Interview with Jack Alanak on language, culture, and hospital followed by Robert Kuptana speaking with Charlie Avakana who is telling an old time story and interview on language, culture, food, education, land, and land claims, etc.

Various Elders speak to family and friends and send greetings on the People Speak Inuit program.

Sarah Kuptana is sharing her first memories of of their travels, of huntng, of their lifestyle, of large Inuit gatherings, of abandonment, illnesses, deaths, and more when she was a young girl, when they lived a nomadic lifestyle. Part 1. To be…

Sarah Kuptana continues to tell more stories of when she was a young woman with her young family, their struggles after she and her husband survive tb (tuberculosis), in trying to re-establish a new life and trying to find their place in a harsh cold…

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…

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…

Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Kenneth Peeloolook about Drum Dancing, their travels, and their performances. Interview ends abruptly so interview is not completed.

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue to interview Joe Apiana followed by an interview with Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak. They also view a map and discuss numerous Inuvialuktun traditional place names some of which are not listed in the Place…

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue interviewing Edith Haogak and Sarah Kuptana about traditional place names and about their lifestyle and stories from long ago. Edith and Sarah also identify people in the photos and share some genealogy.

Shirley Elias interviews Alec Banksland about his lifestyle long ago, about how Inuvialuit lived long ago, and about his dad’s travels with the Steffansson’s expedition. Note: audio is sometimes low. They also interview Alec about traditional…

Joe Nasogaluak is storytelling a story that was already in progress about first encounters with White people that arrived on a big boat. He is also telling stories about explorer Stefansson’s Expedition to the North and his interactions and…

Agnes Nigiyok is continuing the story about the man named Akak who was killed then an RCMP investigation ensued a year later when the families involved were arrested and taken away and returned a year later. Agnes also tells about one man’s wife…

Agnes Nigiyok is telling about her biological parents, her elderly father and the severe abuse that her much younger biological mother endured from other men. She talked about first being adopted by her aunt, then being taken away by a bullyish…

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…

Morris Nigiyok is telling stories of his younger days of his many travels, his hunting and trapping trips, the various families, his marriage, Christmas and Easter celebrations, ministerial visits, the fun times and the not so fun times, and more.

Christina Noksana is continuing her personal life story, final part 4.

Kenneth Peeloolook continues sending greetings to family and friends then tells stories about when he used to hunt muskrats and when he began to sell the fur for money. Final, part 2.

Elders Kenneth Peeloolook, Rebecca Chicksi, Ruth Alunik,Tommy Kalinek, Joe Nasogaluk Sr., and other Elders speak to family and friends and send greetings on the People Speak Inuit program.

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…

Olga and David Roland, Agnes White, and Murielle Nagy continue viewing and discussing the historical contexts and contents of the photos including, the year, and location of the photos, as well as sharing personal stories in Inuvialuktun and English.

Elder Johnny Ruben is storytelling about some Eastern Arctic families migrating west, a fatal illness, hardships, priests, Paulatuk starting up, as well as personal stories of his grandparents, and more. To be continued.

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…

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling of hunting and travelling stories including when he hauled freight for the Hudson Bay Company and when the missionaries started heading to the Eastern Arctic.