Stories Journals and Memories by Mary Kailek
Storytelling
Shamanism
Animals
Traditional Food
Clothing
Lifestyle Changes
Hunting
Fishing
Trapping
Snaring
Medicals
Travels
Wood
Wildlife
Visitors
Christmas
Memories
Stories start with a repeated story from previous old time story that was already in progress that Mary Kailek heard from Itualuk. Mary also speaks about lifestyle changes from their very traditinoal active and busy lifestyle to a life of ease and less activity. She also shares her journal of she and her family members activities: of hunting, trapping, snaring, fishing, medicals, travels, getting wood, wildlife harvests, and visitors. The story then suddenly changes at the 31:12 minute mark to when she was a young woman with two children and shares memories around Christmas time then the story ends abruptly.
Kailek, Mary
Inuvialuktun
1942 and 1943 Memories and Life Stories by Mary Kailek Pt 1
Harvests
Family
Children
Sewing
Various People
Dances
Gatherings
Mary Kailek’s storytelling starts off with some of the latter story repeated from the previous story of when she was younger around Christmas time then Mary continues sharing her memories: of when she just had two children when her son Alex Kaglik was around seven years old, of her family members, of when her brother Donald Kaglik would walk to his traps, of sewing for her family members and herself last, of hunting, trapping, harvests, various people, travels, vistors, illness’, drum dances, picture shows, square dances, and of the many people present at the large gatherings. Story ends abruptly at the 31:53 minute mark. Part 1. To be continued.
1942 and 1943 Memories and Life Stories by Mary Kailek Pt 2
Easter
Dogs
Peffer’s Hotel
Deaths
Employment
Scow
Ernie Lacombe
Frame Tents
Tuberculosis
Cancer
Hospital
School
Hudson Bay Store
Flu Epidemic
Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from 1942 and 1943 of: she and her family’’s activities such as hunting, trapping, of various people, of their travels, of going to Aklavik for Easter, Peffer’s Hotel, Banksland people who flew to Aklavik for the summer, of deaths and funerals, Annie’s employment, low prices of tents, of sewing traditional clothing, of the many hospitalised with Tuberculosis and some with cancer, and the flu epidemic, and more.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 1.
Relations
Church Services
Parents
Police Staff
Friends
Language Barrier
Humorous
Money
Barge
Rat Sunday Services
Mary Kailek is storytelling of when they were at Avvaq, of various people, of mourning for her uncle Kimiksan, of her relations with others, of their travels including to Tuktoyaktuk and then to Aklavik, of her parents, and shares more fond memories of her younger days including when her dad used to work at the Hudson Bay Company, of hunting and trapping, of traditional food, of the few houses in Tuktoyaktuk, of church services, and of the intoxicated poilce staff, of her friends, of some comical stories, the dances she wished to go to, of her mother sewing, of the supply ships arriving, and of Rat Sunday Services, and more. Part 1. To be continued.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 2.
Life Stories
Supply ships
Gwich’in
Inuvialuit
Caucasians
Gathering
Feasts
Police
Court
1928
1929
1930
Hudson Bay
10 Horse Power Kicker
Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from the previous story, of the supply ships that arrived with an abundance of food followed by feasting with gathering of Gwich’in, Inuvialuit, and Caucasians, of court, of her father working for the Hudson Bay, of the flu epidemic that many died from including her sister Alice, of their travels, of her dad going trapping, of staying with the Carpenters for a couple of months when Frank Carpenter was a baby, and more. Part 2. To be continued.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 3
Minister
Father France
Dentist
Hudson Bay Boat
Tents
Northstar
Schooners
Daughter
Fort Roch
Police Boat
1939
Advice
Traditional Clothing
Mary Kailek is sharing more life stories from long ago of their travels, shares some funny stories, of clean ice water, of she and other’s having to go to Aklavik for their tooth extractions, arrival of the Hudson Bay Boat, the numerous tents, and the schooners, and more. The storytelling switches to a more recent past and she shares more life stories of her family, her travels, her relatives, and fond memories of when her daughter Jessie was small. Mary then tells more life stories from an earlier time when traveling to various communities like Kugluktuk, Nunavut on the Police boat, Fort Roch, in 1939, the year her brother Donald Kaglik got hurt, then on to Ulukhaktok, N.T., of advice she was given on sewing traditional clothing for her family, and some humorous stories and more.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 4
Faith
Predictions
Ice
Schooner
Residential School
Fishnet Fishing
Berries
Caucasian
Food Preparation
Food Storage
Peterson
Bay Chimo
Birth
Wildlife Regulations
Transportation
Special Constable
Mary Kailek is continuing her life stories sharing more memories of when she was younger when her dad worked with the Hudson Bay Company, when her mom would be sewing, of the rat sunday services, of her travels with her parents, of various people, of the flu illness then of the kids, who lost family members, that were going to the school, of fishnet fishing, of berry picking, of the delicious traditional food, of the food preparation and food storage, of how they would eat and utilise all parts of the animals for food, of the few Inuvialuit, Gwich’in, and Caucasians who were living in Aklavik when they moved there around 1928, as well as the few houses that were there. She also speaks of the all the animals that were hunted when nothing was wasted unlike nowadays where there is unnecessary wastage, about transportation long ago versus today, of lifestyle and changes, of when her dad worked as a special constable, of their many travels, and much more.
Lifestyle
Storekeepers
Births
Illnesses
Mary Kailek is sharing life stories, of past store keepers, of hunts, of traditional food, of their travels, of various family members, births and deaths, including difficult and sad times, of her sister’s passing, and remembers and sings part of gospel song, rock of ages, in Inuvialuktun. Mary also share her faith in God, and more. The audio suddenly ends at the 25:42 minute mark. Part 1. To be continued.
Waterfowl
Siblings
Death
Medical
Ice House
Mary Kailek is telling life stories and shares her mom's words of wisdom to her and her father before her mom’s passing, of her travels including when traveling with Sarah and Lennie Inglangasuk, the many people and tents at Tapqaq (Shingle Point), of other various people, the large stored cache of traditional food, of her brother Donald Ir̂ituagayuk Kaglik, and more.
Legends and Life Stories by Mary Kailek Part 1
Legend
Kidnapped
History
Customs
Traditions
Houses
1920’s
Mary Kailek is telling a legend of young girls who were kidnapped followed by personal life stories of her younger days. Part 1. To be continued.
Life Stories Continued by Mary Kailek Part 2
Kinship
Mary Kailek is continuing her personal life stories of her younger days. Part 2.
Mary Kailek is telling personal life stories.
Kailek, Buster
Elders Elders M. Kalinek, Agnes Kayotuk, Almira Soupay, Mark Noksana, Dora Malegana, and Jane Esau speak to and send greetings to family and friends on The People Speak Inuit.
Greetings
Elders Advice
God
Land Claims
Bible
Elders M. Kalinek, Agnes Kayotuk, Almira Soupay, Mark Noksana, Dora Malegana, and Jane Esau speak to and send greetings to family and friends.
Kalinek, M.
Kayotuk, Agnes
Soupay, Almira
Noksana, Mark
Malegana, Dora
Esau, Jane
Iñupiatun
English
Elders Sarah Kalinek, Olga Roland, Madeline Smith, and Agnes Kayotuk Send Greetings.
Elders Sarah Kalinek, Olga Roland, Madeline Smith, and Agnes Kayotuk speak to and send greetings to family and friends on The People Speak Inuit program.
Kalinek, Sarah
Roland, Olga
Smith, Madeline
Supernatural Powers, Woman with a Tail Legend by Bob Kanayok
Supernatural Powers
Inuit
Elder Bob Kanayok is telling a legend of a woman with a tail and some Inuit had supernatural powers.
Kanayok, Bob
Alunik, Ishmael
Inuinnaqtun
Elders Laura and Silas Kangegana Send Greetings
Motor Vehicle Accident
Elders Laura and Silas Kangegana are speaking to family and friends and sending greetings. They also speak about their faith in God’s saving grace and care and Silas tells of his accident.
Kangegana, Laura
Kangegana, Silas
Times of Hunger and Survival in Alaska by Silas Kangegana and Father Le Meur, Part 1
Hunger
Trading Post
Lean Times
Close Encounter
Food Shortage
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage and staple shortage at the Trading Post. Father Le Meur then tells Silas’ story in English. Part 1. To be continued.
Goose, Louie
Le Meur, Father Robert
Times of Hunger and Survival in Alaska by Silas Kangegana and Father Le Meur, Part 2
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and employment. Part 2. To be continued.
Times of Hunger and Survival in Alaska by Silas Kangegana and Father Le Meur, Part 3
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and employment. Father Le Meur then tells Silas’ story in English. Part 3.
Reindeer Herding Government Opportunity Part 1
Reindeer Herding Opportunity
Government
Tommy Brower Trading Post
Fishing Camps
Quvan (James Kowana)
Reindeer
Snow House Eating Place
Reindeer Herding
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana telling about a reindeer herding opportunity in Alaska during a time of hardship and Silas and good friend James (Quvan) Kowana decide to take up the new government opportunity. Father Le Meur then translates Silas’ story into English. Part 1, to be continued.
Homeward Bound and Reindeer Herding Stories and Experiences with Silas Kangegana Translated by Father Le Meur, Part 3
Past Hunger
Low Whitefox Prices
Wages
Trading
Dog Teams
Meetings
Ration
Training
Whiteman Staples
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana storytelling of his reindeer herding experiences as they headed home, and their adventures followed by Father Le Meur's translation of Silas Kangegana’s reindeer herding days and travels. Part 3. To be continued.
Homeward Bound and Reindeer Herding Stories and Experiences with Silas Kangegana Translated by Father Le Meur, Part 4
Reindeer Herding Work
Wolves
Walking
Running
Fun Challenges
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Silas Kangegana storytelling of his reindeer herding days and travels. Final, Part 4.
Oral History
Interview
Genealogy
Marriage
Inuvialuktun Names
Cathy Cockney is interviewing Agnes Kayotuk about her family genealogy in English.
Cockney, Cathy
Agnes Kayotuk and Agnes Nasogaluk Life Stories and Memories
Family Kinship
Photographs
Measles
Flu
Eskimo Tags
Agnes White and Murille Nagy interview Agnes Kayotuk about she and her family’s travels, places they lived, and their lifestyle long ago to her present lifestyle followed by an interview with Agnes Nasogaluak of her personal life stories and lifestyle from her younger days.
This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Nasogaluak, Agnes
Nagy, Murielle
White, Agnes
Ned Kayotuk Olga and David Roland 1994
Kayotuk, Ned
Roland, David