Frank Uvvayuaq Cockney Life Stories Part 33 and Part 34

Collection

Citation

Cockney, Frank Uvvayuaq, “Frank Uvvayuaq Cockney Life Stories Part 33 and Part 34,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed April 16, 2024, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/1424.

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Title

Frank Uvvayuaq Cockney Life Stories Part 33 and Part 34

People

Cockney, Frank Uvvayuaq

Date

1977

Description

Frank Cockney is storytelling of when they first went to Tuktoyaktuk, mentioning all the families that he recalls who had homes there and some of the families that moved on including the then Anglican minister Jim Edwards Sr., Frank says the houses were put there in 1976 and we are in the year 1977, and that people’s culture is getting different where people used to hunt to make a living and now that oil companies are here, they want money and are living that way now. Now we even forget our relatives and try to make a living that way. Frank also remembers when the Canmar boats first arrived to Tuktoytaktuk to begin oil exploration work and describes the work he and others were doing for the oil company. Part 33 and 34. To be continued. Note: There is no audio from the 46:48 minute mark right through to the end.

Type

Audio

Identifier

N-1992-253-0364

Dialect

Sallirmiutun