Adult Memories and Lifestyles Past and Present Interview with Bessie Lennie

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Citation

Lennie, Bessie and Kuptana, Rosemary, “Adult Memories and Lifestyles Past and Present Interview with Bessie Lennie,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed January 27, 2026, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/1435.

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Title

Adult Memories and Lifestyles Past and Present Interview with Bessie Lennie

People

Lennie, Bessie

Kuptana, Rosemary

Date

[197-?]

Description

Rosemary Kuptana continues to interview Bessie Lennie about her lifestyle as a young adult, of a dog team trip with her husband that almost cost them their lives, then of having to raise her children on her own when her husband passed away, of the many changes she has witnessed in a short few years, such as loss of language, community living, modern day school education, young people being disrespectful to parents, of modern transportation replacing traditional ways of traveling, seemingly useless purchases, and the very different way of life that they now live, and more.

Type

Audio

Identifier

N-1992-253-0373

Dialect

Kangiryuarmiutun