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Shirley Elias interviews Albert Elias about his lifestyle when he was younger, his genealogy, and Albert also shares some old time stories.

Adam Emaghok then Joseph Avik are interviewed about their lifestyles long ago. They also share stories and memories from their younger days.

Agnes White interviews Emmanuel Felix then Sandy Wolki about their lifestyle, places they traveled, hunted and trapped. They also tell stories.

Cathy Cockney is interviewing Agnes Goose, with some help from an unidentified interpreter, about her family genealogy.

CHAK’s A Long Time Ago host Louie Goose introduces Jim Wolki and Father Le Meur where Jim is telling the final part six of The Long Crossing story. Father Le Meur then interviews Jim about his successful trapping days when he was younger.

Persis Gruben is telling her life stories of her birth place, of their travels with her parents, of when her mom got sick, of the Eastern Inuit (Qangmalit) visiting: who had different clothing and a different language and who practised shamanism, of…

Persis Gruben continues to tell of her life experiences of when she was younger, of their travels, of fishing and hunting, of various families, of traditional food, of getting staple supplies for the winter, of her sister Winnie’s accident and when…

Persis Gruben continues storytelling about her younger days with her parents, of she and her family’s many travels, of fishing, hunting and gathering for food when living a traditional nomadic life,. She also speaks of fatal illness, of when the…

Persis Gruben is storytelling about being taught to be respectful to their parents, about her relationship with her parents, about their travels, about Sunday bible teachings from her parents, about Christmas Gatherings and about Christmas new…

Persis Gruben continues to tell stories of she and her family’s travels, of various families and people, of the big houses belonging to the police and Hudson’s Bay, of various the types of homes that Inuvialuit lived in, of the big flu that…

Persis Gruben is stortyelling about orphans, of various people and or families at various locations they lived at including the different homes they lived in. She also spoke of water and heating oil not being delivered to them but rather they would…

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,…

Persis Gruben is continuing her storytelling of their travels with their families, of moving to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, of various animals harvested, of the different schooners, of the various places she lived, and of how people long ago…

Persis Gruben is continuing her storytelling of the lifestyle changes, about traveling with her parents long ago and later with her children when her husband was hospitalised, of her traditional teachings, of wildlife hunted, of the oil companies…

This is a video of Elder Geddes Wolki talking about growing up and living on the land. He talks about the different places he travelled to and how he hunted and trapped. The last few minutes of the video show a segment of “Nanuk Says” in…

A Long Time Ago’s CHAK host Louie Goose airs Part 1 of a 1957 recording by Bernard Brown who interviews Jake Jacobson of Aklavik, N.T. The interview is about Jake’s experiences in the Arctic including trade in Siberia and travel to Siberia. To…

A Long Time Ago’s CHAK host Louie Goose airs the final Part 2 of a 1957 recording by Bernard Brown who interviews Jake Jacobson of Aklavik, N.T. Jake is telling stories about his life and some of his experiences when he was trapping and living in…

Elder Buster Kailek is storytelling about his younger days of his travels, hunting, and trapping

Elder Buster Kailek is storytelling about his younger days of his travels, hunting, trapping, and reindeer herding.

Buster Kailek is storytelling about their travels including traveling to Tuktoyaktuk getting supplies at the Hudson Bay, and the many schooners that were there, of their traveling challenges, of a child’s death, of hunting and trapping, of their…

Elder Buster Kailek is sharing more memories of long ago and of how they lived long ago out on the land. Part 2. To be continued.

Elder Buster Kailek is sharing more memories of long ago and of how they lived, of reindeer herding, of lifestyle changes, as well as of when Inuvik was just starting up, and more. Part 3. To be continued.

Mary Kailek is storytelling about her life stories from her younger days, of her father, of her grandfather, of some comical stories, of trading piffi (dryfish) for staples with the police who arrived by boat, of various visitors, of learning how to…

Mary Kailek is storytelling of her many travels, of various people, of the types of animals harvested, of her concerns of the new wildlife officer’s regulations and governance during that era, clothing and other items made from animal skins, of…

Mary Kailek is storytelling from the 1937 era, of when she was doing a lot of sewing, of visitors and listening to storytelling in the evenings, of their travels for Christmas and New Years, stories of her dad and Joe trapping and hunting stories, of…