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Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about Inuvialuit and Inupiat culture and way of life long ago before and after the arrival of the bowhead whalers, trading, and the trading post era on the A Long Time Ago program.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about shamans and medicine men prior to the arrival of ministers on the A Long Time Ago program.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling a story that was already in progress about a prophecy told to a young man of when he would be asked to become the next leader and how this poor man life unfolds on the A Long Time Ago program.

Elder Amos Tumma is telling stories from when he was a boy in the early 1900’s of when the European bowhead whalers would winter at Qikiqtarr̂uq and the events he witnessed. He also tells of a widow and her two sons who were always hunting and…

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about when boats were iced in, when bowhead whaling season was done, of their travels, of trapping and hunting, then continuing their sailing journey after the winter, and making their way to the trading posts to…

Elder Amos Tumma is telling old time stories of his younger days of hunting and travelling, and of his wife’s grandfather’s stories from long ago of how they lived, working hard, hardly sleeping, hunting for their food prior to arrival of…

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about how shamans were involved long ago prior to the arrival of ministers.

Elder Amos Tumma is telling stories of hunting, fishing, trapping, and his many travels and how he and others lived long ago as well as the many changes.

Elder Amos Tumma is telling a legend about a man who murders a woman’s father because he wanted to marry her followed by another legend of two ruler’s children who married each other.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about long ago Kittigaar̂ungmiut, Utqalungmiut, Qikiqarr̂ungmiut, and Uummarmiut culture and way of life long ago before and after the arrival of the bowhead whalers, trading, and the trading post era.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about an old legend of a Chief’s daughter who didn’t want to marry then speaks of communal versus individual lifestyles. He then tells a story he heard from his wife’s grandfather about a mistreated orphaned…

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about his reindeer herding days.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about his life stories, his travels and experiences including challenging times during 1912 and 1913.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about beluga whaling at Nalurugiaq and Niaqunnaq long ago, about lifestyle changes he sees, about climate change, about how to live right, about his faith, about hunger, about work ethics, and more.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling of hunting and travelling stories including when he hauled freight for the Hudson Bay Company and when the missionaries started heading to the Eastern Arctic.

A Long Time Ago host Louie Goose airs Father Le Meur who interviewed Elders Bessie Wolki and Ivy Raddi, then Paul Adam about how they survived very trying times on Banks Island. Father Le Meur then translates their stories into English.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik about when she was a very young girl, about their culture and way of life long ago prior to European arrival. Part 1, to be continued.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik about when she was a young girl, and sharing stories that she remembers from long ago prior to European arrival. Final Part 2.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik about her younger days and she and her families travels to Banksland.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik about her visit and travels to and with her parents, and stories of her mother including fierce games of skills between her mother and other women. Part 1, to be continued

Alexandria Elias continues her interview with Susie Tiktalik about her visit and travels to and with her parents, and stories of her mother including fierce games of skills between her mother and other women. Final, part 2.

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik about her life stories prior to being married, of their nomadic lifestyle, traditions, superstitions, hunting methods, traditional food, gatherings, clothing and tools, means of transportation, shamans,…

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik who shares her personal life stories when she was a young married woman of plentiful caribou and happy times and also speaks of various hardships and sufferings such as abandonment, births, deaths, the big…

Alexandria Elias interviews Susie Tiktalik who shares her personal life stories of when she just got married, prior to having her children. She then tells other stories prior to being married of summer gatherings, nomadic traditional Inuvialuit…

Amos Tumma speaks gives advice, then tells a story of bowhead whale hunting long ago around 1918 or 1919, followed by a flood story, and speaks of traditional hunting weapons used long ago, and more.