First Time to Banks Island by Bessie Lennie
Storytelling
Travels
Family
Hunting
Relatives
Various People
Easter
Caribou
Seals
Drymeat
Bow and Arrows
Fishing
Caribou Fat
Oil Lamps
Dogs
Christmas
Igloos
Staples
Traditional Clothing
Food Caches
Bears
Beluga Whales
Trading
Sharing
Traditional Food
Police Visits
Bessie Lennie is storytelling of when they first went to Ikaahuk, Banks Island when she was a young girl, of their’s and other’s travels for hunting, fishing, Easter, Christmas, of sharing and trading with visitors, of the traditional clothing made, of the police patrols, of being careful to try and make supplies last for a long time, and much more.
Lennie, Bessie
Inuinnaqtun
Portrait photographs
Clothing and dress
Fishes
Fishing nets
Arctic Ocean
A photo of Abraham Carpenter and Mary Teddy (brother and sister) standing beside each other with fish at their feet at Horton River.
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.
Fish
Fish drying
Digital images
A photo of a drying/smoking rack and drying fish near the Mackenzie River.
Hunt, David E., 1925-
Smoking and Drying Fish along the Mackenzie River
A photo of Father Bulliard (?)/Rayon (?) working with a fish net.
Rivers
Fish traps
The photo shows the Fish Traps that cover part of a river at Klukshu.
Winter
Inuvialuit--Children
A photo of five children playing on a seesaw in the winter.
Transport Plane
A photo of a flight instructor standing in front of a Cessna 150 plane at the Inuvik airport.
Carpenter, Florance
Carpenter, Frank
A photo of Florance and Frank Carpenter on Easter Sunday.
Sittichinli, Florence
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 1.
Hudson Bay Store
Deaths
Relations
Wildlife
Church Services
Parents
Employment
Trapping
Police Staff
Friends
Language Barrier
Humorous
Dances
Money
Sewing
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.
Kailek, Mary
Inuvialuktun
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 2.
Life Stories
Supply ships
Gwich’in
Inuvialuit
Caucasians
Gathering
Feasts
Police
Court
Flu Epidemic
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
Memories
Minister
Father France
Dentist
Hudson Bay Boat
Tents
Northstar
Schooners
Daughter
Fort Roch
Police Boat
1939
Advice
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
Wood
Ice
Scow
Schooner
Residential School
Fishnet Fishing
Berries
Caucasian
Food Preparation
Food Storage
Peterson
Bay Chimo
Birth
Animals
Wildlife Regulations
Transportation
Lifestyle Changes
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.
Esau, Peter
Kudluk, Martha
The image shows Peter Esau, Jean, Annie, Mabel, Martha Kudluk, and Joe. They are all sitting around having some food.
Foolish and Wise Ways of Living by Amos Tumma
Work Ethics
Food Preservation
Planning
Drygoods
Elders teachings
Traditional Knowledge
Helping
Saving
Whiteman
Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about how Elders taught them how to live long ago, and speaks of foolish and wise ways of living and shares his wisdom and advice on the A Long Time Ago program.
Tumma, Amos
Iñupiatun
Buildings
A photo of a man and two women wearing formal clothes and standing in the doorway of a house.
A photo of a dog with Fort McPherson buildings in the background.
Beds
Allen Sr, Foster
A photo of Foster Allen Sr. sitting on a bed.
Inuvialuit--Women
A photo of four women standing outside of a building. Two of the women are holding envelopes and one woman is holding a folder.
River
Boats
A photo of four men standing on a boat. Credit: Martha Harry
Inglangasuk, Lennie
Art
Picture frames and framing
The photo shows two framed paintings hung on a wall, including ''Boy & Girl in outside'' by Eric Anoce from Eskimo Point, and ''Tutak'' by Mona Thrasher, from Inuvik. Arctic Art.
Petroleum
Signs and signboards
Hansen, Frank
Hansen, Glenna
A photo of Frank and Glenna Hansen standing by a sign for Hansen Petroleum Products.
The image depicts Frank Carpenter sitting on a boat.
Frank Carpenter Life Stories and Memories
Oral History
Interview
Lifestyle
Mapping
Locations
Muskox
Old Homes
Place Names
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Frank Carpenter who is telling personal and historical stories about he and other’s lifestyle long ago. Note : audio is sometimes low along with a bird chirping in the background. They also view and discuss photographs and maps discussing traditional place names and historical contexts.
This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Nagy, Murielle
White, Agnes
English