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

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…

Kenneth Peeloolook is storytelling about Stefansson’s iced in ship that sunk and how they were able to survive with Inupiaq guides followed by a short personal life story

Sarah Kuptana continues to share more memories of her younger days of happy times, hard times, fearful times, then suffering with sickness that she did not know was TB (tuberculosis). She shares about how she was eventually transported by boat to…

Sarah Kuptana continues storytelling about a good life, of the Hudson Bay Store, of her dad’s job, of getting a monthly rashion, of their travels, her parents illnesses, of various families, of fishing, hunting, and her first experiences of what…

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue to interview Sam Lennie who is telling personal and historical stories. They also view and discuss photographs and maps discussing place names and historical contexts.

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Philip Kuptana about his lifestyle long ago and his travels.

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Peter Esau about his genealogy, his lifestyle, and his life stories

Persis Gruben is telling her life stories of when she was younger of their travels with her parents then later with her husband, of her mom’s passing, of their homes, of the flu and of deaths, of various families at the various places they lived,…

Agnes White continues interviewing her mother about her lifestyle, her travels, and places she lived. Persis also shares more stories from long ago. Part 2. To be continued.

Morris Nigiyok is telling stories of his younger days of he and his family’s travels and of hunting polar bears with his hunting companions and their dog teams, part 1, to be continued.

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.

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…

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White inteview Martha and Frank Kudlak. They also view and discuss photographs and maps discussing traditional place names and historical contexts. Note: Audio is sometimes low.

Cathy Cockney interviews Marguerite Egotak and Harry Egotak about their family genealogies with help from an unidentified interpreter.

Kenneth Peeloolook completes the Caucasian legend that he learned from Eric Lester of the three brothers then tells another legend about an old childless spinster who runs into two old shamans. The latter story continues at story titled, "Dog…

Kenneth Peeloolook is sharing his memories of when he was a young man in Alaska of his life experiences, part two. To be continued.

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview John Lucas Sr about his genealogy, his lifestyle, and life stories. The second half of the recording is a repeat of the first half of the recording.

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 interview Joe Apiana about his lifestyle and his personal life stories long ago including his travels.

Agnes White interviews Helen Gruben then Willie Gruben about their lifestyle, places they traveled, hunted and trapped. They also tell stories.

Frank Cockney is storytelling of his trapping stories, of his travels with his family, of going to the store with his dogsled and purchasing dry goods, of caring for their dogs and dog teams, of his 10 to 12 year old son hunting small game, of…

Frank Cockney is speaking with unidentified interviewer about his lifestyle long ago from his younger days followed by Andy Cockney who also shares personal lifestories from his younger days. Another unidentified speaker occasionally adds to the…

Joe Apian, his sister Ida Ivaraluk and grandfather Otto Igiyurhiaq.

Joe Nasogaluak is storytelling of he and his family’s’s travels and way of life beginning in the fall of 1915 in Tuktuur̂aqtuuq