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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.

Long Time Ago Host Ishmael Alunik airs recorded stories told by Inuvik Elders Ida Aleekuk and Rhoda Allen who are sharing stories from their younger days.

Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik is telling a story of being born and raised in the Yukon near the Alaskan border before moving to the Mackenzie Delta.

Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik is telling stories of his family’s traditional knowledge teachings after residential school living, of his travels, and more personal stories.

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.

Aklavik Elder Hope Gordon is storytelling about where and how they lived in Alaska, Part 1. To be continued.

A Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik airs Aklavik Elder Hope Gordon storytelling about where and how they lived in Alaska, Part 3 to be continued.

Raddi Kowichuk and Felix Nuyaviak are telling stories of long ago from around 1910 or 1911 and also sing some Alaskan and other drum songs on the A Long Time Ago program.

A Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik airs Joe Nasogaluak storytelling. Joe is storytelling about his younger days between December and January 1927

Elder Johnny Ruben is storytelling about how Inuvialuit people lived long ago, always busy preparing for hunting and fishing, and preserving food to last for the year, Christmas gatherings, and more.

A Long Time Ago host Louie Goose airs Joe Nasogaluak storytelling life stories from 1917 and then from 1918 followed by Alaskan songs and stories.

A Long Time Ago host Louie Goose airs Joe Nasogaluak storytelling about his life stories from June to November 1921.

Joe Nasogaluak is storytelling about life and times in Tuktuuraqtuuq in 1940 and 1941 on the A Long Time Ago 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.

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.

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.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about a reindeer herding opportunity in Alaska during a time of hardship and Silas and good friend James (Quvan) Kowana decide to take up the new government opportunity.…

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs the continuation of Father Le Meur translating Silas Kangegana’s story about a reindeer herding opportunity in Alaska.Part 2. To be continued.

Raddi Koiksak is telling legends and life stories from when he was young including their traveling, hunting, and fishing stories.

Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose airs Mark Noksana who shares his memories of his reindeer herding experiences. Mark speaks of when they were herding the reindeer from Alaska in the early 1930’s. Part 1, To be continued.