Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 17

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Citation

Gruben, Persis, “Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 17,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed July 2, 2026, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/1362.

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Title

Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 17

People

Gruben, Persis

Date

November 1976

Description

Persis Gruben is continuing her storytelling of the lifestyle changes, about traveling with her parents long ago and later with her children when her husband was hospitalised, of her traditional teachings, of wildlife hunted, of the oil companies negatively affecting the animals and environment, of the predictions of engine vehicles and that pingos would be demolished and moved. She also describes her experiences and descriptions of Tuktoyaktuk and the various families that were there when they arrived there. She also talks about the trading posts, the harvested food and store bought food, of less trapping versus more wage employment, of her memories of the Dewline and trapping, and the families living at the Dewline, about the traditional educational benefits of traveling like she did long ago versus living in one community.