News with Edward Lennie then Old Time Stories by William Kuptana
Storytelling
Regional Trapping News
Trappers Radios
Hunting
Trapping
Fishing
Dry Fish
Hiking
Caribou
Clothing
Hunting and Fishing Methods
Muskox Hunting Methods
Drymeat
Dogs
Traditional Sew needles and knives
Traditional Hunting and Trapping Tools
Traditional Bows
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides regional trapping news then airs William Kuptana’s Old Time Stories of how Inuvialuit lived long ago prior to Whiteman Arrival.
Lennie, Edward
Kuptana, William
Iñupiatun
Inuvialuktun
News with Edward Lennie then William Kuptana tells Old Time Stories
Local and Regional News
Snowhouse
Old Timers
Acquiring a Wife
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then airs a recording of William Kuptana who is telling old time stories of how Inuvialuit lived long ago.
Requesting Speakers
Welcoming Program Feedback
Waterfowl
Food
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then William Kuptana is storytelling about searching for caribou during lean times. The story was already in progress.
Shamans
Prior to Whiteman Arrival
Shaman Doctor
Wildlife
Way of Life
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then William Kuptana is storytelling a story that was already in progress and other short stories from his younger days.
My Life as a Young Boy by William Kuptana
Traditional Lifestyle
Hunting and Fishing Tools
Shelters
Heating
Traditional Food
Kayak boat
Animal Uses
Food Preservation
Nomadic
William Kuptana is storytelling of when he started remembering when he was a young boy of how they lived long ago prior to Caucasians arriving, of when they lived a totally traditional lifestyle and describes their hunting and fishing methods prior to fishnets, their hunting and fishing tools that were made, the challenges and hardships of hunting caribou wtih bows and arrows prior to the modern guns, of homeade canoes, of the women’s and men’s roles in hunting caribou, of the traditional shelters and clothing made, of the uses of the animals for clothing, blankets, heat, shelter, and food for themselves and for the dogs, of the traditional food prepared and dried and also used when hiking, and ends with a story about a very good hunter named Kullaq.
Traditional Hunting Lifestyle and Tough Survival Stories by William Kuptana
Kullaq
Hunting Methods
Kangiryuarmiut
Suffering Hardships
Seal skin bag (thermos skin bottles)
Traditional Food and Drinks
Food Storage
Food Preparation
Qilliq (Lamp)
Fire
William Kuptana is storytelling about Kullaq, the very good polar bear hunter, of the first people, the Kangiryuarmiut, that started going to Ikaahuk (Sachs Harbour), Banksland, of the (Eastern Inuit) Qangmalit old timers who called it "Ikaahuk" (Sachs Harbour) prior to arrival of the Europeans who named it Banksland, of the how the hunters hunted muskoxen long ago with bows and arrows and spears, of making drymeat with it, of making a fire by rubbing flint rocks together to create a spark and using Innangniq/arctic cotton and cooking their meals over the fire, of the suffering from cold sometime if their was no seal oil for their qulliq (lamp) that he describes what is needed to light and use, of food shortage until they can get some, of food caches, seal oil storage, animal uses, or clothing shortage that he witnessed when he was growing up, of surviving during the tough way of life, of caribou hunting for clothing and making dry meat, and of the traditional food and drinks.
Family Members and Hunting Stories by William Kuptana Part 1
Family
Relations
Siblings
Inuvialuktun Names
Adopted
Deaths
Animals
Hunting Weapons
Survival
William Kuptana is storytelling about his parents and siblings, who only had Inuvialuit names since they all passed away prior to the arrival of Europeans, and mentions that David Roland having his father’s Inuvialuktun name, , of learning how to hunt from other hunters like his uncle, and shares caribou, polar bear, brown bear, and seal hunting stories, and hunting was with only homemade hunting tools prior to contact with Caucasian people. Part 1. To be continued.
Family Members and Hunting Stories by William Kuptana Final Part 2
Traditional Hunting Methods
Traditional Hunting Tools
Weapons
William Kuptana is continuing the hunting stories with the polar bear and seal hunting with traditional hunting methods and homemade hunting tools and weapons, prior to Whiteman contact. Note: Story stops abruptly.
Old Timer’s Stories of Killings and Murders by William Kuptana
Murders
Fighting
Shamanism
Brothers
Bows and Arrows
Stabbings
Lifestyle
Puiblirmiut tribe
Kangiryuarmiut tribe
Insanity
Hex
Relatives
William Kuptana is telling stories that he heard from his grandfather and his parents as well as telling stories of what he also witnessed when he was young. Stories of dangerous men killing each other when warring and fighting over women, of physical fitness and strength being very important in winning in battles of one or more opponents, of people killing each other and wasting time warring with each other rather than using that time for hunting, when warring with handcarved bows and arrow and knives prior to contact with White people. William also talks of how their arrow weapons were made, and of how people used shamans long ago.
The first part is Joe Nasogaluak talking about Stefansson's expedition in 1909-1910 among the Inuinnait. The beginning is missing. There is also an English translation by Father Le Meur. Later Joe Nasogaluak tells a story about a woman and her baby who were turned into stone.
Nasogaluak, Joe
Le Meur, Father Robert
Father Le Meur Interviews Bertram Pokiak about the ITC Conference
Inuit Tapirisat Canada Conference
Inuit Issues
Father Le Meur interviews Bertram Pokiak in English and Inuvialuktun on CFCT in Tuktoyaktuk, N.T. about the Inuit Tapirsat Canada conference that Bertram attended in Pangirtung, Nunavut
Pokiak, Bertram
English
Times of Hunger and Survival in Alaska by Silas Kangegana Translated by Father Le Meur, Part 4
Hunger
Suffering
Trading Post
Lean Times
Employment
Food Shortage
Death
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Father Le Meur translating Silas Kangegana’s story about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and employment. Part 4. To be continued.
Times of Hunger and Survival in Alaska by Silas Kangegana Translated by Father Le Meur, Part 5
Staples
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Father Le Meur translating Silas Kangegana’s story about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and employment. Part 5. To be continued.
Times of Hunger and Survival in Alaska by Silas Kangegana Translated by Father Le Meur, Part 6
New Job
Hudson Bay Company
Host of the A Long Time Ago program, Louie Goose, airs Father Le Meur translating Silas Kangegana’s story about times of hunger, suffering and survival in Alaska during a time of wildlife shortage, trading at the trading post, and gaining employment at the Hudson Bay. Part 6. To be continued.
Travelling with Parents Winter and Summer by Bessie Lennie
Travels
Christmas
Easter
Packing
Camping
Food Cache
Sail Boating
Money
Children
Sinew
Changes
Bessie Lennie is telling a stories about her family and the way they lived long ago with her family and older sister's family, the Kuptanas, of their travels, of when caribou was hunted for food, for caribou skins, for sinew, of when they were hiking and backpacking home, and or when her dad and her brother in law Kuptana would sail boat to the trading post and come back with staples for the family, and more.
Lennie, Bessie
Inuinnaqtun
First Time to Banks Island by Bessie Lennie
Various People
Seals
Bow and Arrows
Caribou Fat
Oil Lamps
Igloos
Traditional Clothing
Food Caches
Bears
Beluga Whales
Trading
Sharing
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.
Younger Days on Banks Island by Bessie Lennie
Visitors
Caribou Hunting
Police Patrol
Coal
Pups
Marriage
Child
Seal Hunting
Supplies
D.O.T. (Department of Transport)
Dogs Teams
Ships
Supply Ships
Scow Boat
Igloo - Tent Homes
Bessie Lennie is continuing her stories of when they lived on Banks Island with her relatives and with her husband and their one child, of their travels during summer and or winter, of other’s visiting and traveling with their ships, of hunting, fishing, and visiting family, of her husband working for the Supply Ship, of when the Department of Transportation was set up in Sachs Harbour, their winter homes, and much more. Note: The initial part of the storytelling is repeated from the previous story.
Living in Glenale [Glenelg Bay?], Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
Exploring
Ptarmigans
Foxes
Polar Bears
Stone homes
Mail Plane
Dog
Homemade Scow
Box Traps
Old Campsites
Old Graves
Homemade Sleds
Bessie Lennie is telling stories of how she loved traveling around with her husband such as when they chartered a plane to Glenale, Victoria Island and lived alone there until their friends, the Inuktaliks, joined them later. She also talks of how they would walk and explore around the cliffs and saw old campsites, old graves, traps, and homes made from rocks like the igloos they made, about the abundance of wildlife that their husbands hunted therfore, she and Kanayuk were always very busy fleshing and working with the meat and hides of the animals their husbands brought home from their hunts, of sending caribou back to Ulukhaktok since their was food shortage and people were hungry there, and more.
News with Edward Lennie and an Interview with Felix Nuyaviak
Community and Regional News
Travel
A Native Voice host Edward Lennie provides community and regional news and an interview with Felix Nuyaviak.
Nuyaviak, Felix
News with Edward Lennie then Interview with Felix Nuyaviaq
Northern Games
Youth
Bingo
Bowhead Whale
Nuvugarmiut
Beluga Whale
Tuktuur̂aktuuq’s Name
Caribou Skin Clothing
Traditional Children Teachings
Learning Through Play
Telling time Without Modern Clocks
Caribou Uses
Fish
Bows
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Felix Nuyaviak about bowhead and beluga whaling long ago as well as how Tuktuur̂aqtuuq got it’s name and how Inuvialuit were able to tell time without modern clocks long ago.
News with Edward Lennie then Amos Tumma telling Old Time Stories
Northern Games Revival
Elders
Fur Prices
Greetings
Fur Trade Stores
Police
Traditional Place Names
Various Families
Camps
Home Lands
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then Tumma tells a story of when there were hardly an White people and the Mackenzie Delta started getting more populated. The fur trading stores were also starting up in the Delta.
Tumma, Amos
News with Edward Lennie then Drum Dancing Interview with Kenneth Peeloolook
Drum Dancing
Dance Performances
Host of A Native Voice Edward Lennie provides local and regional news then interviews Kenneth Peeloolook about Drum Dancing, their travels, and their performances. Interview ends abruptly so interview is not completed.
Peeloolook, Kenneth
Oral History
Interview
Muskox
Mapping
Locations
Eastern Arctic Inuit
Photographs
Murielle Nagy and Agnes White continue to interview Sam Lennie who is telling personal and historical stories. They also view and discuss photographs and maps discussing 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
Lennie, Sam
Oral tradition
Radio
Stories
Legends
Charlie Smith is telling a legend of a girl who would not marry first in Iñupiatun then in English. Part 1. To be continued.
Smith, Charlie
Look, Ken
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Committee for Original Peoples Entitlement (COPE)
The Girl Who Would Not Marry (Part 2)
Instructional materials
Inuit language--Grammar
Basic theory and grammatical structure of the Kangiryuarmiutun dialect. The book has been separated into four parts; this is part 1 of 4.
Lowe, Ronald