Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 8

Collection

Citation

Gruben, Persis, “Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 8,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed February 4, 2025, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/1353.

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Title

Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 8

People

Gruben, Persis

Date

November 1976

Description

Persis Gruben is storytelling of her younger days, of a time when she didn’t see alcoholism amongst the people, of a fire where her family lost everything, of how people have changed and are not like how they were long ago: when people used to help each other without expecting money up front first, of when people looked after the poor, of the era when there was no welfare, of when people were always busy and had utmost respect for other’s privacy and property, and about a time of not knowing very much about money. She also speaks of returning to residential school, of marriage celebrations, of summer and or the Christmas and Easter gatherings, when only traveling with dog teams despite how far the destinations were, about her Gwich’in language barrier, and more. Part 8. To be continued.

Type

Audio

Identifier

N-1992-253-0301

Dialect

Sallirmiutun