Yukon North Slope Inupiat and Inuvialuit by Ishmael Alunik
Storytelling
Inuvialuit
Inupiat
Hudson Bay Stores
Siglit
Nunataarmiut
Christmas Gathering
Fatal Flu
RCMP
Religion
Inuvialuit Special Constables
Inuvialuit Minister
Hunting
Trapping
Anglican Mission
White People
Bay Chimo Freight Boat
Transportation
White Bowhead Whalers
Wildlife
Intermarriage
Money
Kublualuk
Shaman
Court
Inuinnat
Travel
Long Time Ago host, Ishmael Alunik is telling historical stories of the Inupiat and the Inuvialuit who lived and traveled along the Yukon North Slope prior to European contact and after contact and prior to written maps and modern borders of today.
Alunik, Ishmael
Inuvialuktun
Way of Life Before and After European Arrival told by Ishmael Alunik
Inuinnaq
Aluetmiut
First Nations
Tribal Wars
Revenge
Gwich’in
European Arrival
RCMP Laws
Government
Anglican Residential School
Traditional Male Teachings
Way of Life Prior to European Arrival
Hunting and Fishing Tools
Long Time Ago host, Ishmael Alunik is storytelling about historical tribal wars and conflicts, about European arrival with the government, the RCMP, the new religion and ministers, and residential schools, etc. He then tells another story of traditional male teachings prior to arrival of the Whiteman.
Abe Okpik Interviews Elijah Harley about his Hunting and Trapping Days
Meetings
Trappers
Stealing
Boating
Muskrat
Registered Traplines
Fishing
Beluga Whale Hunting
Beluga food preparation
Ducks
Various Families
Christmas
Easter
Greetings
Caribou Hunting
Fishnets
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.
Okpik, Abe
Harley, Elijah
Iñupiatun
Bertha Ruben Good Woman Contest Winner Interview
Good Woman Contest
Northern Games
Seal Skinning
Radio Host Ishmael Alunik interviews Bertha Ruben about being the Northern Games Good Woman Contest winner
Ruben, Bertha
Legend
Oral History
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Aklavik, N.T. Elder, Simon Bennett is telling a legend of a wealthy ruler and a poor couple on The People Speak Inuit Program hosted by CBC radio host Ishmael Alunik.
Bennet, Simoon
Lifestyle
Travels
Animals
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
English
Challenging Boating Journey with Michael Amos
Boating Challenges
Close Call
Storm
Ship
Engine Trouble
Hudson Bay
Freight Haul
Police House
Church Services
Hudson Bay House
Various People
Dogs
Michael Amos is storytelling about when he and others were hauling freight to Ulukhaktok N.T. from Tuktoyaktuk, of their challenges, close call experiences during their boating journey, and stops along the way, on the A Long Time Ago program hosted by John Holman.
Holman, John
Travelling with his Dog Team by Michael Amos
1944
Seals
Snow House
Dog Team
Travel Challenges
Frozen
Michael Amos is storytelling about when he was travelling on the land with his dog team, and the challenges he over came, until he made it back home safely on the A Long Time Ago program hosted by John Holman.
Gordon Anaviak Frank Cockney February 2000
Anaviak, Gordon
Cockney, Frank
Raymond, Laura
Parents
Dog Teams
Traditional Teachings
Traditional Food
Hiking
Pack Dogs
Caribou Skin Tents
Canvas Tents
Caribou Fat
Traditional Lamps (Qulliq)
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.
Angnaoyak, Alice
Sled Dogs
Sailing
Food Cache
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.
Airplane
Store
Polar Bears
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fish
Food Poison
Relations
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.
Dewline
Sales
Lifestyle Changes
Backpacking
Food Preparation
Annual Food Supplies
Cleanliness
Garbage
Waste
Alice Agnaoyak is telling stories of she and her husband’s trapping and traveling days when the Dewline first started up, of polar bear encounter stories, caribou hunting stories, many travels and much more. Part 4. To be continued.
Nomadic Lifestyle
Camping
Walking
Wood gathering
Skidoos
Christmas Gatherings
Easter Gatherings
Modern Lifestyle
Caucasian Bosses
Alice Agnaoyak is reminiscing of the fun nomadic lifestyle they used to live long ago that included a lot of traveling out on the land and camping compared to nowadays, where she says they just stay inside sitting in the houses with little to do and the many other changes that they live nowadays. Note: A lot of background noise after the 19 minute mark. Part 5. To be continued.
Illness
Dogteams
Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her life stories of their travels, of where they lived, of various families and more. Part 6. To be continued.
Cargo Companies
Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her life stories of when her mother then her father fell ill and went to Edmonton, of cargo companies arriving, and more. Part 7. To be continued.
Landscape
Supplies
Language
Homes
Alice Agnaoyak is continuing her life stories as she describes the landscape of where they were living and the challenges of finding wood for heating, of her parents returning from Edmonton, and more. Part 8. To be continued.
Alice Agnaoyak’s Life Stories Final Part 9
Alcohol
European Food
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.
Saturday Inuit Show Regional News with host Rosie Albert and Various Speakers
Meeting Updates
Oil Spill Plan
ITK Meeting
Faith
God
Pipeline
DIAND
Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE)
Federation of Natives North of Sixty
Department of Northern Affairs
Drum Dancing Trip Story
Saturday Inuit Show host Rosie Albert provides regional news with various Elders sending greetings and speaking to family and friends, and Sam Raddi giving travel and meeting updates. Kenneth Peeleelook shares his memories of his trip and he and other’s experiences in Vancouver.
Anikina, Ivy
Albert, Rosie
Felix, Mona
Steffenson, Mabel
Raddi, Sam
Avik, Mary
Wolki, Bessie
Peeloolook, Kenneth
Kalinek, Sarah
Anikina, Lena
Emaghok, Adam
Arey, Edward (Gallagher)
Elders Jean Arey, Simon Bennett, and another Elder Send Greetings
Family
Friends
Advice
Hospital
Elders Jean Arey, Simon Bennett and another Elder speak to and send greetings to family and friends on The Inuit Speak Program.
Arey, Jean
Bennett, Simon
Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering, Inuvik, November 2019
Oral history
Elders
Nellie Arey telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Arey, Nellie
Stewart, David (videographer)
Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Pitquhiit-Pitqusiit
Nellie Arey Introducing Herself and Telling Stories
Nellie Arey introducing herself and telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.