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A video of elders Rosie Albert, Jimmy Komeak, Jimmy Gordon, Adam Emahok, Annie Emahok, Annie C. Gordon, David Roland, Olga Roland, and Stanley Keevik telling stories about their families' experiences herding reindeer.

This is a video of Elder David Roland talking about his life growing up and living around Holman Island.

This is a video of Elder Colin Allen talking about his life. He tells stories about growing up, the jobs he had, where he lived, and how he hunted, trapped, fished, and lived off of the land.

This is a video of Elder Edith Haogak talking about her life. She shares stories that she was told when she was young, talks about travelling across the land with her family, and explains how they survived on the land.

This is a video of Elder Albert Oliver sharing stories from his life. He talks about his experiences whaling with his father, living off the land, and herding reindeer.

A video of Elder Colin Harry (aka Isaugan) telling stories about his life. He talks about being adopted, going to school, hunting, trapping, and herding reindeer.

A video of Elder Persis Gruben (aka Persus Gruben) speaking about her experiences growing up and moving around to different places in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). She talks about how her family built shelters and what it was like to go to…

This is a video of artist Mary Trimble being interviewed at the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik. She talks about her art and the inspiration for her work. The last part of the video shows a segment of “Nanuk Says,” about the community of…

The first part of this video shows Elder Sarah Meyook and Elder Sheba Selamio being interviewed about traditional activities in the past. The second part of the video is a segment of “Nanuk Says” which is about the history of, and attractions in,…

The first part of this video shows images of different people who have passed on. The second part of the video shows people at Shingle Point playing different games and drum dancing.

A video of elders speaking in Inuvialuktun about Christmases in the past and how their grandparents prepared for Christmas.

A video of Elders from the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta areas (who have passed away) telling stories from their past.

This is a video of Elder Sarah Meyook telling a story her aunt told her about an incident between the Dene and Inuit that took place a long time ago at Running River. She also talks about what it was like living in Shingle Point when she was young…

This is a video of Elder Sheba Selamio (Qarrun) talking about what her life was like living on the land. She explains how the people made their living by hunting, trapping, and fishing; how they preserved food; and the games they would play.

Review of the bowhead whale harvest at Shingle Point in 1991.

A video of Elder Abe Okpik speaking about his childhood and Elder Albert Oliver speaking about carving.

Amos Tumma speaks gives advice, then tells a story of bowhead whale hunting long ago around 1918 or 1919, followed by a flood story, and speaks of traditional hunting weapons used long ago, and more.

Agnes White interviewing her mother Persis Gruben at Shingle Point.

Taken during the Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) Cultural Study for the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.

Taken during the Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) Cultural Study for the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about some of his earliest memories of his family, others families, and stories from long ago of how he and other Inuvialuit lived, their struggles, hardships and survival during their travels on the A Long Time Ago…

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about his travels as early as 1913 as well as hunting and trapping stories, and more on the A Long Time Ago program.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about several life stories of missionaries, bowhead whalers, drinking, shoot outs, White miners, murder, a comical weasal story, and more on the A Long Time Ago program.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about his life stories, his travels and experiences including challenging times during 1912 and 1913.

The image shows another still of a Rhubarb-like plant (edible raw) shown to us by Lucy Inglangasuk.