Frank Kuptana Old Time Lifestyle Stories
Oral History
Interview
Storytelling
Lifestyle
Travels
Trapping
Fishing
Hunting
Animals
Various Families
Clothing
Roman Catholics
Store
CanAlaska
Mapping
Traditional Place names
Death
Frank Kuptana is telling lifestyle stories from long ago. He also identifies traditional place names on the map.
This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Kuptana, Frank
Elias, Shirley
Inuvialuktun
Sam Oliktoak and Nicholas Uluariuk Lifestyle Interviews
Steffansson’s Expedition
Shirley Elias completes the interview with Sam Oliktoak then another person interviews Nicholas Uluariuk about his lifestyle and memories from his younger days.
Oliktoak, Sam
Uluariuk, Nicholas
Other Unidentified Speaker
Inuinnaqtun
Frank Kuptana Interview and Stories Part 2
Christmas
Changes
Shirley Elias continues interviewing Frank Kuptana about his lifestyle from his younger days and Frank continues sharing memories from long ago. Frank also speaks of the many changes in the Inuvialuit lifestyle compared to years past. Final part two.
Frank Kuptana Interview and Stories Part 1
Genealogy
Traditional Place Names
Traditional Food
Shirley Elias interviews Frank Kuptana about his lifestyle from his younger days, his genealogy, and he shares stories from long ago. Part 1. To be continued.
Sam Oliktoak Lifestyle Interview and Stories
Fish
Muskox
Steffansson’s
1914
Shirley Elis interviews Sam Oliktoak who also shares stories about his lifestyle and memories from his younger days. Note: At times there was a lot of background noise making it hard to hear including some traditional place names.
English
Anges Goose Interview Memories and Stories
Tuberculosis
Family
Illness
Homes
Shirley Elias interviews Agnes Goose who also shares memories and stories from her younger days. She also identifies people in photographs.
Goose, Agnes
Jimmy Memogana Lifestyle Interview and Stories
Singing
Muskox Bones
CanAlaska Store
Hudson Bay Store
Shirley Elias and Murielle Nagy interview Jimmy Memogana about his lifestyle and his travels long ago, as well as stories from his younger days. Jimmy also sings a song in Inuvialuktun. They also discuss traditional place names.
Memogana, Jimmy
Nagy, Murielle
Agnes Goose Lifestyle Interview and Stories
Employment
Eastern Inuit
Whaling Ships
Guide
Marriage
Name
Shirley Elias interviews Agnes Goose about her family, their travels, and lifestyle long ago as well as historical stories from the past.
Alec Banksland Lifestyle Interview and Stories
Transportation
Shirley Elias interviews Alec Banksland about his lifestyle long ago, about how Inuvialuit lived long ago, and about his dad’s travels with the Steffansson’s expedition. Note: audio is sometimes low. They also interview Alec about traditional place names.
Banksland, Alec
Agnes White Memories and Stories from Long Ago
School
Various People
Community
Government
RCMP
Agnes White, who is speaking from Sachs Harbour, continues storytelling and sharing memories of her younger days. Note: The first half of the audio is a repeat of https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/398.
White, Agnes
Edith Haogak Interview then Agnes White Storytelling
Starvation
Survival
Childbirth
Agnes White interviews Edith Haogak about their families' traditional lifestyle long ago prior to European contact. Agnes White then begins storytelling and shares memories of her younger days.
Haogak, Edith
Edith Haogak and Sarah Kuptana Interview
Photos
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue interviewing Edith Haogak and Sarah Kuptana about traditional place names and about their lifestyle and stories from long ago. Edith and Sarah also identify people in the photos and share some genealogy.
Kuptana, Sarah
Frank Kudlak Edith Haogak Sarah Kuptana Interview and Lifestyle Stories
Archeologists
Terrain
Traditional Tools
Shipwreck
Steffansson Expedition
Caucasian
Agnes White and Murielle Nagy interview Frank Kudlak about his lifestyle long ago, about the animals, about traditional place names, and Frank also shares stories from his younger days. Note: audio is sometimes low. Murielle also interviews Edith Haogak as Edith names numerous traditional place names on the map. Sarah Kuptana also tells a story about a Caucasian shipwreck, and more.
Kudlak, Frank
Shirley Esau Geddes Wolki Lifestyle Stories and Interview
Eastern Arctic Inuit
Shirley Esau is storytelling and reminiscing about long ago followed by Agnes White interviewing Geddes Wolki about his genealogy and life stories. The latter interview audio is low.
Esau, Peter
Esau, Shirley
Wolki, Geddes
Peter Esau Shirley Esau Lifestyle Interview
Language
Police Patrol
Midwifery
Medicare
Residential School
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.
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Peter Esau about his genealogy, his lifestyle, and his life stories
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview John Lucas Sr about his genealogy, his lifestyle, and life stories. The second half of the recording is a repeat of the first half of the recording.
Lucas, John, Sr.
Sarah Kuptana Edith Haogak Photographs and Mapping Interview
Photographs
Miners
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White are viewing photographs with Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak for identification purposes as well as viewing maps and naming the traditional place names. They also interview them about their genealogy and and life stories.
Expeditions
Stone House
Sod Houses
Tent Frames
Graves
Climate Change
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue interviewing Andy Carpenter about his traditional knowledge of the land area, the animals, his experiences, archeology, and more.
Carpenter, Andy
Carpenter, Winnie
Sarah Kuptana Edith Haogak and Andy Carpenter Lifestyle Interview and Stories
Vaccinations
First Nations
Oil Companies
Dewline
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue interviewing Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak about their lifestyles and stories from their younger days followed by an interview with Andy Carpenter about his lifestyle, stories, and memories from his younger days.
Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak Lifestyle Interview and Stories
Hiking
Bill Seymore
Arranged Marriages
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue interviewing Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak about their lifestyles and stories from their younger days. Note: audio sometimes is very low. Murielle and and another unidentified speaker are suddenly heard speaking French then it switches back to the interview.
Joe Apiana then Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak Lifestyles and Mapping Interviews
Soapstone Lamp (Qulliq)
Whitemen
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue to interview Joe Apiana followed by an interview with Sarah Kuptana and Edith Haogak. They also view a map and discuss numerous Inuvialuktun traditional place names some of which are not listed in the Place section.
Apiana, Joe
Geneology
Steffansson’s Explorers
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Joe Apiana about his lifestyle and his personal life stories long ago including his travels.
Philip Kuptana Interview and Life Stories
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Philip Kuptana about his lifestyle long ago and his travels.
Kuptana, Philip
Martha Kudlak and Frank Kudlak Interview and Stories
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White inteview Martha and Frank Kudlak. They also view and discuss photographs and maps discussing traditional place names and historical contexts. Note: Audio is sometimes low.
Kudlak, Martha