Oral History
Storytelling
Lifestyle
Travels
Hunting
Animals
Trapping
Employment
Staples
Michael Amos is being interviewed about his lifestyle long ago and of his travels. Michael also shares some stories from his younger days.
This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Amos, Michael
Unidentified Speaker
Inuvialuktun
English
Sam Oliktoak and Flossie Papidluk Telling Stories
Sam Oliktoak and Flossie Papigluk are sharing stories that were passed on for generations.
Oliktoak, Sam
Papidluk, Flossie
Inuinnaqtun
Traditional Songs
Fishing
Mark Emerak is completing his life stories as well as stories that he heard. Mark is also singing traditional songs. Final Part 3. An unidentified person also sings a short traditional song
Emerak, Mark
Unidentified Person
Western Music
Greetings
Christmas Music
Shamanism
Audio starts with western music playing then Mark Emerak continues sharing some life stories as well as stories that he heard. Mark is also singing traditional songs. Part 2. To be continued.
Faith
God
Clothing
Harvested Food
Cannibalism
Caucasian
Mark Emerak is speaking about his faith and is also sharing some life stories as well as stories that he heard. Part 1. To be continued.
Persis Gruben Lifestyle Interview Final, part 3
Interview
Hardships
Various People
Traditional Food
Store
Genealogy
Tragedy
Agnes White completes her interview with her mother about her lifestyle, travels, and places she lived. Persis continues to share stories and memories from long ago. Final, part 3.
White, Agnes
Gruben, Persis
Persis Gruben Lifestyle Interview Part 2
School
Baptisms
Names
Photo Identification
Various Families
Homes
Births
Flu Epidemic
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.
Persis Gruben Lifestyle Interview Part 1
Deaths
Agnes White is interviewing her mother, Persis Gruben, about when she was travelling and living around Banksland as well as other places where she and other’s travelled and lived, and more. Persis also shares memories and stories from long ago. Persis also identifies some people from the photos that they viewed. Part 1. To be continued.
Nagy, Murielle
Graves
Agnes White interviews Albert Oliver about when he was traveling and living around Banksland as well as other places he and other’s traveled and lived, and more.
Oliver, Albert
Iñupiatun
Death
Icehouse
Trading
Agnes White is interviewing Sam Dick about his lifestyle long ago, and about where he lived and traveled. Sam also shares memories and stories from long ago. Interview was already in progress.
Dick, Sam
Alexandria (Uluguluk) Elias Lifestyle Interview Final Part 2
Police
Constable
Agnes White continues to interview Alexandria Elias who is storytelling about when she first went to Banksland and shares memories from her younger days. Final, part 2.
Elias, Alexandria
Alexandria (Uluguluk) Elias Lifestyle Interview Part 1
Midwifery
Alcohol
Easter
Agnes White interviews Alexandria Elias who is storytelling about when she first went to Banksland as well as her lifestyle when she was younger. Part 1. To be continued.
Edith Haogak Interview and Lifestyle Stories
Fish
Relations
Agnes White interviews Edith Haogak who is also storytelling about their lifestyle and traditional land use areas when she was younger including stories about her parents, and more. Audio fades in and out sometimes.
Haogak, Edith
David Nasogaluak Lifestyle Interview Agnes White Storytelling
Agnes White interviews David Nasogaluk about his traditional land use areas from long ago. David also tells some stories from long ago. Agnes White then begins storytelling from Storkeson Bay about where her grandfather and her family were living long ago. Agnes then continues interviewing David again. Note: Audio is sometimes low.
Nasogaluak, David
Family
Traditional Place Names
Snowhouses
Dogs
Mapping
Agnes White is interviewing Edith Haogak about where and how she and her family lived at various places long ago. Edith is also storytelling as she identifies many traditional place names.
Illness
Snaring
Traditional Clothing
Food Cache
Traditional Tools
Agnes White is interviewing Sarah Kuptana about where and how she and her family lived at various places, such as Kangikhualuk (De Salis Bay), and at Kangikhuakyuk (Jesse Bay), and towards Naqhaaluk, and more, long ago.
Kuptana, Sarah
Jimmy Memogana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories Final Part 3.
Traditional Items Identification
Artifacts Identification
Agnes White continues interviewing Jimmy Memogana at De Salis Bay about his lifestyle, travels, and traditional land use areas, long ago on site at De Salis Bay and other areas. Final, part three.
Memogana, Jimmy
Jimmy Memogana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories Part 2
Agnes White continues interviewing Jimmy Memogana at Cape Kellet about his lifestyle, travels, and traditional land use areas, long ago on site at Cape Kellet and other areas. Part two. To be continued.
Jimmy Memogana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories Part 1
CanAlaska
Hudson Bay
Polar Bear Encounters
Coal mine
Traditional Fire Starters
Food cache
Singing
Traditional Lamp (Qulliq)
The interview was already in progress with Jimmy Memogana and Agnes White about his lifestyle long ago beginning with when they were flying over Jimmy’s traditional land use areas. Jimmy also shares historical stories on location. Audio is sometimes very hard to hear. Jimmy also identifies traditional items, tools, and artifacts on the land on location. Jimmy also sings a song in Inuvialuktun. Part one. To be continued.
Joe Apiana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories
Fishing Spots
Traditional Lands
Agnes White interviews Joe Apiana about his traditional land use areas and he also shares memories and stories from long ago. Agnes then describes their fall homes that were made long ago..
Apiana, Joe
Unidentified Pilot
Agnes White is sharing stories from various locations. She is telling stories that were told to her from mother Persis Gruben, of when they first went to Banks Island. Agnes then begins to share her own stories from her younger days.
Edith Hoagak Traditional Lands and Life Stories
Fishing Areas
Murielle Nagy and Jean Harry are interviewing Edith Haogak about the traditional areas that they were flying over. Edith also shares stories about the areas they were flying over. She also identifies the traditional areas where they lived and traveled, in either English and or Inuvialukun or both. Note: some of the audio is very low. Murielle then briefly interviews another Inuvialuit lady in English then the interview returns back to Edith.
Harry, Jean
Agnes White is storytelling and sharing memories from her younger days from Blue Box Harbour and of when they first went there in 1942.
Bones
Qulliq (Traditional Inuit Lamp)
Agnes White interviews Peter Esau and Shirley Esau about identifying traditional land use areas, various families who lived there long ago, and more. They also share some memories and stories from the areas they traveled to. Audio is not always clear, sometimes fades out, and at times is hardly audible.
Esau, Peter
Esau, Shirley
Helen Gruben Willie Gruben Lifestyle Interviews
Residential School
Christmas
Agnes White interviews Helen Gruben then Willie Gruben about their lifestyle, places they traveled, hunted and trapped. They also tell stories.
Gruben, Helen
Gruben, Willie