Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering, Inuvik, November 2019
Storytelling
Oral history
Elders
Agnes White telling stories on the second day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
White, Agnes
Stewart, David (videographer)
Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Pitquhiit-Pitqusiit
English
Sandy Wolki telling a story on Day 1 of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Agnes White introduces him with input from Fred Wolki.
Wolki, Sandy
Inuvialuktun
Renie Arey Introducing Herself and Telling Stories
Renie Arey introducing herself and telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Elizabeth Kuptana also contributes stories, and towards the end of the video there is a discussion of dialects.
Arey, Renie
Kuptana, Elizabeth
Nellie Arey Introducing Herself and Telling Stories
Nellie Arey introducing herself and telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Arey, Nellie
Elizabeth Kuptana Telling Stories (4 clips)
4 clips of Elizabeth Kuptana telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The first three clips are short stories. The fourth clip is Elizabeth introducing herself and talking about her family. This last clip ends with a discussion of Inuvialuktun words, particularly relating to light lunch.
George Krengnektak introduces himself and tells stories of his life on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The stories are about living outdoor life, his family, and where he has lived. He also tells stories about taking tourists out hunting.
Krengnektak, George
Fred introduces himself to the other workshop attendees on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Fred, Agnes, and Sandy discuss places their families have lived. Sandy tells a short story in Inuvialuktun, followed by Agnes giving a brief explanation in English. The story was about trapping. Fred gives more detail about who his parents and family are and tells some stories about them with input from Sandy. When Sammy arrives, he brings a photograph for Fred that the four of them discuss.
Wolki, Fred
Amos, Beverly (moderator)
3 clips of Agnes White telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Clip one is Agnes introducing herself and talking about her family. She tells stories about nomadic living and the places her family has lived, including traveling by schooner and a time when her father got drifted out their first year on Banks Island. Clip two is Agnes talking about a cook stove. Clip 3 is a short clip about where her family wintered.
Sandy Wolki telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Nellie Arey telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Mary Kudlak sharing a story and a song on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Kudlak, Mary
Margaret Carpenter telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. She talks about her time working at the health clinic.
Carpenter, Margaret
Elizabeth Kuptana Telling Stories (2 clips)
Elizabeth Kuptana telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Group Discussion at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees are having a discussion on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Margaret is talking about delta braid, which leads to more discussion about sewing and cooking.
Thrasher, Annie
Alanik, Connie
Lennie, Sammy
Amos, Beverly
The workshop attendees are talking as a group on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The topics include stacks of fox furs for trading and sewing.
George Krengnektak telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Fred Wolki telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Connie Alanik telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Agnes White telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The first clip is Agnes telling about other endings to the story Sandy Wolki had just told. The second clip is Agnes finishing the story of her grandfather that she had started the previous day.
Elizabeth Kuptana and George Krengnektak Saying Good-Bye
Elizabeth Kuptana and George Krengnektak saying their good-byes as they depart on the final day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Discussion of Drum Dancing at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
Attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering discuss drum dancing. Sammy Lennie has brought in copies of songs for everyone to look at.
The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering continue their discussion of songs. The focus in this clip is on drum dancing, songs, and language.
Group Discussion of Songs at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering discuss songs with mention of spirit songs, making up songs, and talking about types of songs they have heard.
Continuation of the Group Sing-Along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering continue their sing-along. Towards the end of the clip they also discuss the hymn books.
Group Sing-Along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
Group sing-along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.