Travels and Memories by Mary Kailek

Collection

Citation

Kailek, Mary, “Travels and Memories by Mary Kailek,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed January 11, 2026, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/1459.

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Title

Travels and Memories by Mary Kailek

People

Kailek, Mary

Date

[197-?]

Description

Mary Kailek is storytelling of her many travels, of various people, of the types of animals harvested, of her concerns of the new wildlife officer’s regulations and governance during that era, clothing and other items made from animal skins, of faster modern transportation replacing dog teams, of people hunting, of gathering eggs, of the lifestyle changes, of people changing, of when many people would gather together and tell stories and have drum dances, and of people camping in tents, of her mother’s passing, and shares her fond memories and much more. Note: The same audio is repeated around the half way mark.

Type

Audio

Identifier

N-1992-253-0394

Dialect

Sallirmiutun