COPE
Meetings
Tuktoyaktuk
Photograph of people gathered in round table for meeting
Noksana, Mark
Photograph of person during the meetings.
Photograph of meeting assembly for COPE with attendees gathered around at tables.
Cournoyea, Nellie
Kuptana, Robert
Raddi, Sam
Green, Peter
Ruben, Edward
Ruben, Mary Evik
Photograph of COPE Members during meeting at table: Nellie Cournoyea, Robert Kuptana, Sam Raddi, Peter Green, Edward Ruben, Mary Evik Ruben
Day, Billy
Photograph of Billy Day with two others during meeting.
Carpenter, Andy
Ruben, David
Cockney, Frank
Photograph of meeting participants gathered outside by river bank.
Portrait photographs
Lamps
The photo shows a young man sitting down on a couch, with a lamp beside him.
Winter
Nature
Buildings
The photo shows a couple of cabins up on a hill covered in snow.
Log Cabins
A photo of a group of men posing for a photo in front of a couple of log buildings. Credit: Martha Harry
Inglangasuk, Lennie
Art
Sculpture
Carving
The photo show a couple of sculptures on a desk, along with a painting on the wall.
Couple of Stories and an Interview: Ishmael Alunik Storytelling, Building a New Town of Inuvik / Bannock Making and Tea Boiling Contest Interview with Jessie Amos / Building of A New Town of Inuvik Continued by Ishmael Alunik
Storytelling
Building East Three
Wage Economy
Employment
512 Houses
Government Buildings
East Three
Inuvik
Religion
Residential Schools
Hostel
Catholics
Anglicans
RCMP
Semmler's Store
Liquor Store
Transportation
Aklavik Government Administration moves to Inuvik
Bannock making Contest
Tea Boiling Contest
Seismic Drilling
Environmental Traditional Land use Damage
Government Staff Housing
North Star
Arctic Inn
Trappers
Hunters
Fishermen
Housing
Wildlife
Unfulfilled Government Promises
Oil Companies
Changing Lifestyle
Money
Hardships
Unemployment
Various families
Previous Elders Yearly Planning
Long Time Ago host Ishmael Alunik continues his stories of when Inuvik was first being built with rapid lifestyle changes affecting everyone. Jessie Amos is interviewed in English about the bannock and tea boiling contest, followed by Ishmael Alunik continuing his stories of the beginnings of a new town of East Three, now called Inuvik.
Alunik, Ishmael
Amos, Jessie
Inuvialuktun
English
Clothing and dress
Goose, Mali
Goose, Billie
A photo of a couple on the land in a camp somewhere in the bushes. Left to Right: Mali and Billie Goose Credit: Martha Harry
Portrait photograph
Tents
The image shows Susie Tiktalik's tent covered in snow for Insulation.
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.
Memorana, Jimmy
A photo of Jimmy Memorana creating a piece of art.
Nerriuna
Povoutag
Pokuk (Pamiuq)
Pugutaq (Napayuq)
A photo of three boys inside a house. The two older boys are crossing their arms and the younger boy is standing in front of them. The photo includes Nerriuna, Povoutag, Pokuk or Pamiuq, Pugutaq (Napayuq), Makharhaq Maqharhaq?, (Avilingaq’s adopted son).
Couches
The photo shows a couple of men sitting on a couch crossing their arms.
Northern Games
Blanket Toss
Church buildings
A photo of a crowd of people doing the Blanket Toss in Jim Koe park in Inuvik.
Playground equipment
Lennie, Crystal
A photo of Crystal Lennie playing on a swing set.
Cub Pack in Front of the Mackenzie Hotel
Digital images
Children
Skiing
A photo of a cub pack of children in front of the Mackenzie Hotel.
Hunt, David E., 1925-
Cultural and Traditional Knowledge Teachings of the Inupiat and Inuvialuit Long Ago told by Ishmael Alunik
Boys' teachings
Girls' teachings
Way of life
Traditional teachings
Inuvialuit
Inupiaq
Travel
Houses
Heating systems
Lighting systems
Cooking systems
Hunting and fishing tools
Food preservation
Hunting
Choosing a wife
Inuit
Siglit
Iniunnat
Tan'ngit
Sewing and clothing teachings
Qulliq
Long Time Ago host,Ishmael Alunik is telling stories about the numerous Inupiat and the Inuvialuit cultural and traditional knowledge teachings passed on generationally to the young.
Cake
Knives
Palvik, Albert
Nigeonak, Ruth
A photo of Albert Palvik and Ruth Nigeonak cutting a cake.
Logs
Woodcutting
Lumber industry
A photo of two men cutting logs into boards. Frank Stefansson is in the background.
Dinners and dining
Cooking
A photo of a young man cutting cake into pieces for people to eat.
White whale
Whaling
Hides & skins
Palayaq, Silas
A photo of Silas Palayaq (Agnes Nigiruq’s adoptive dad) cutting up a white whale at Horton River.
A photo of Silas Palayaq (Agnes Nigiruq’s adoptive dad) cutting up a white whale at Horton River. He is wearing traditional clothing.