Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 3
Storytelling
Travels
Hunting
Tent
Various Families
Illness
Caribou
Seal
Eggs
Schooners
Catholic Father
Frozen Feet
Herring Fishing
Hiking
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Hudson Bay Company
Big Flu
Death
Birth
Black Man
Warehouse
Houseboat
Polar Bear
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 Catholic Father froze his feet, of White Trappers, of a store, of various relatives and people and the numerous people camping in tents, of the police and the Hudson Bay, the flu epidemic, deaths and births, about the summer gatherings, about polar bears, caribou, seals, and whitefox, of the new years celebration, never going without, of not knowing about modern electricity and about hearing the prediction of people being able to just press a button for stoves, for heat, and for electricity, which she says they now live nowadays compared to long ago when they’d have to use an Inuit lamp (qulliq) for light, and get wood for the stove, and heat, so what she heard has come to pass, and more. Part 3. To be continued.
Gruben, Persis
Inuvialuktun
Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 4
Parental Teachings
Muskox
Bible teachings
Language
Christmas
Feasts
Christmas Clothing
Sewing Skills
Tent Homes
Whitefox
Fish
White People
Photographs
Log House
Fire
Residential School
Store
Trapping
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 clothing and sewing skills, of many people including White people, about schooners lined along the shore and tents at Qikiqtarr̂uk, of hunting, of the time when there was no paper, about a lesson learned, about some people becoming different with card games and alcohol, and describes their tent home that her father made like a sod house. Part 4. To be continued.
Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 5
Accident
Traditional Healing Methods
Whitefoxes
Dogs
Polar bears
Minister
Presents
Lumber House
Eastern Inuk (Qangmaliq)
Easter
Rabbits
Dog Teams
Water Fowl
Seals
Tents
Persis Gruben continues to tell stories of her life experiences of when she was young living and travelling with her parents and siblings, of a gunshot accident, of hunting and trapping stories, of traditional first aid and healing methods, of a close call with a polar bear, and of Christmas and Easter time. Part 5. To be continued.
Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 6
Carved Toys
Hudson Bay
Beluga
Deaths
Kublualuk (the shaman)
Flood
Boats
Drum Dances
Alaskans
African American
1931
Gospel Singing
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 people died from, and of the many tents where people were beluga whaling. She also describes the layout of Tapqaq of where she and her sister went residential school and their experiences there at Tapqaq. She also speaks of all the schooners and boats lining the shores of Herschel Island, the dancing including when the Alaskan drum dancers came, and more. Part 6. To be continued.
Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 7
Square Dances
Beluga Whale Hunting
Church Services
Ball Games
Nunataarmiut
Muktuk
Fishnet Fishing
Schooner
Persis Gruben continues storytelling about she and other’s experiences at the residential school at Tapqaq (Shingle Point) and also mentions other’s experiences at Hay River, Northwest Territories, including their English language barrier, the many tents and people arriving to Tapqaq for beluga whaling season and mentions the various people and families who went there in the summer time. Part 7. To be continued.
Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 8
Games
Staples
Family
Money
Respect
1932
Marriages
Fishing
Supports
Gifts
Inuvialuit Values
Inuvialuit Teachings
Gatherings
Relations
1933
Travel
Homes
Persis Gruben is storytelling of her younger days, of a time when she didn’t see alcoholism amongst the people, of a fire where her family lost everything, of how people have changed and are not like how they were long ago: when people used to help each other without expecting money up front first, of when people looked after the poor, of the era when there was no welfare, of when people were always busy and had utmost respect for other’s privacy and property, and about a time of not knowing very much about money. She also speaks of returning to residential school, of marriage celebrations, of summer and or the Christmas and Easter gatherings, when only traveling with dog teams despite how far the destinations were, about her Gwich’in language barrier, and more. Part 8. To be continued.
Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 9
Orphans
Ice Water
Wood
Chores
Animals
1929
North Star
Visitors
Siilivik’s Accident
Moose Drymeat
Store Keepers
Old Trappers
Parents
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 have to get ice water and then get wood for heat, of when there were only a few people living at Tuktoyaktuk, of when her mom told her that she’s not returning to residential school, of when they mistook Siilivik for dead but the joy of discovering he was still alive, of old store keepers and trappers who returned South, and of when her mother passed away, and packing everything up and traveling, and more. Part 9. To be continued.
Lennie, Sam
Information provided in 1996 during Aulavik Oral History Project.
Digital images
Portrait photographs
Winter
Clothing and dress
A photo of a person from Fort Good Hope.
Hunt, David E., 1925-
Gruben, Persus
Chairs
Traditional Food
Elanik Jr, Peter Danes
A photo of Peter Danes Elanik, Jr. sitting on a chair and holding a plate of food.
Polar bear
Esau, Peter
Peter Esau in kayak (?) hooking bear that was shot 10 miles out on the sea ice as it broke through.
This photo collection was used during the interviews of the Aulavik Oral History Project to get the names of people previously not identified.
Physical collection housed at the NWT Archives.
Oral History
Interview
Lifestyle
Genealogy
Employment
Police Patrol
Mapping
Traditional Place Names
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Peter Esau about his genealogy, his lifestyle, and his life stories
This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Nagy, Murielle
White, Agnes
English
Bones
Qulliq (Traditional Inuit Lamp)
Police
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, Shirley
Peter Esau Shirley Esau Lifestyle Interview
Midwifery
Medicare
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Peter and Shirley Esau and they share and discuss personal life stories. Four people speaking all at once for some of the time. Shirley then shares stories from her younger days.
Green, Peter
A photo of Peter Green standing in front of a sign for COPE (the Committee for Original People's Entitlement).
COPE
Meetings
Ulukhaktok
1983
Felix, Emmanuel
Photograph of Peter Green and Frank Kuptana looking at a book.
Kiktorak, Peter
Map
Place Names
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Peter Sydney about his lifestyle long ago, of his travels, and places he’s lived, and more. They also viewed maps while discussing the historical contexts of the the time of year, and the place names of the locations. Peter also shares some personal stories.
Sydney, Peter
Taken during the Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) Cultural Study for the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Tousignant, John (Photographer)
Kuptana, Phillp
A photo of Philip Kuptana wearing traditional clothing.
Philip Kuptana Interview and Life Stories
Dewline
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Philip Kuptana about his lifestyle long ago and his travels.
Kuptana, Philip
Haogak, Philip
A photo of Phillip Hoagak standing by a sled.