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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…

Mary Kailek’s storytelling starts off with some of the latter story repeated from the previous story of when she was younger around Christmas time then Mary continues sharing her memories: of when she just had two children when her son Alex Kaglik…

Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from 1942 and 1943 of: she and her family’’s activities such as hunting, trapping, of various people, of their travels, of going to Aklavik for Easter, Peffer’s Hotel, Banksland people who flew to…

Host Ishmael Alunik interviews Father Le Meur in Inuvialuktun about the Beaufort Sea Committee Meeting

A Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik airs Elder Ralph Kimiksana who is storytelling. Ralph is telling a several short legends and ends with drum songs.

Agnes Nanogak is telling of a hunter’s haunting tale followed by a story of a girl who sinks into another world. (Note: The last five minutes of the tape is a recording of an unidentified man telling a story that was already in progress. This is…

Agnes Nigiyok is storytelling about a man named Akak who was from Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay) who was married to a Kaniryuarmiut but his inlaws did not like him so they had him killed. To be continued.

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…

Charlie Smith is telling a legend of a man named Quaqsiqtuq first in Iñupiatun then in English followed by another unidentified speaker who is storytelling in Inuvialuktun.

A Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik airs Alice Thrasher storytelling. Alice is telling a legend of a mother and her granddaughter. Ishmael then plays a song called, "Silent Inuit" sung by Alice’s son, musician Willie Thrasher, followed by more…

Twenty eight seconds of The Native Voice program theme song sung in Inuktitut.

Abe Auktalik Okpik provides an explanation of a meeting between Inuit Tapirisat Kanatami and the Prime Minister regarding ITK’s position on land and land use and other issues on the C.H.A.K. Western Arctic program.

Radio host, Ishmael Alunik, introduces Abe Auktalik Okpik who interviews Elder Elijah Harley about his hunting and trapping, in his younger days, sparked by a public meeting the day before.

Rosemary Kuptana continues to interview Bessie Lennie about her lifestyle as a young adult, of a dog team trip with her husband that almost cost them their lives, then of having to raise her children on her own when her husband passed away, of the…

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 Frank Cockney speaks with Aklavik Elders Archie Erigaktuk (Ir̂igaaktuk), Mary Archie, Dora Malegana and Johnny Malegana (Maligiana) who are speaking to and sending greetings to family and friends on the Inuit Program.

North Pole Alaska radio station, church service. Recorded in English.

Alaskan Elder, Richard Tukli, shares a Bible story about Jesus followed by Alaskan Elders, Suzie Kasaak, Lucy Ahvuakana, Sarah Kunangnan, David Otoana, Samuel Kunangna, and Bessie Eriklok who speak to and send greetings to family and friends in…

Several Inupiaq Elders speak to and send greetings to family and friends in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories and in Nunavut on The People Speak Inuit Program.

KJMP Radio Station Call in request show from Fairbanks, Alaska with music.

Albert Oliver (Niqsialuq) is telling stories about long ago of his parents, of Annaqtuuq, and others when they were living at Ukiivik, of fishing, trapping, and and hunting stories, including a beluga whale hunting story. Albert also tells of…

Alice Agnaoyak is completing her final life story of their nomadic lifestyle when she was young, of being very fearful when she first saw people drinking alcohol, of when the Dewline was first starting up, and more. Final, Part 9.

Alice Agnaoyak is storytelling of when she was a small child, of always going out hunting with her father, of hunting stories and more. Part 1. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her stories of when she was a small child, of traveling with her parents with their sled dogs, then with a rowboat in the summer, then adding sails if there was wind, and more. Part 2. To be continued.

Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her stories of her younger days of polar bear hunting with her parents and her husband, of an airplane story, of food poisoning resulting in illnesses and deaths, and more. Part 3. To be continued.