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Bessie Lennie is storytelling of when they first went to Ikaahuk, Banks Island when she was a young girl, of their’s and other’s travels for hunting, fishing, Easter, Christmas, of sharing and trading with visitors, of the traditional clothing…

A photo of Abraham Carpenter and Mary Teddy (brother and sister) standing beside each other with fish at their feet at Horton River.

A photo of Abraham Carpenter and Mary Teddy (brother and sister) standing beside each other with fish at their feet at Horton River.

A photo of a drying/smoking rack and drying fish near the Mackenzie River.

A photo of Father Bulliard (?)/Rayon (?) working with a fish net.

The photo shows the Fish Traps that cover part of a river at Klukshu.

A photo of five children playing on a seesaw in the winter.

A photo of a flight instructor standing in front of a Cessna 150 plane at the Inuvik airport.

A photo of Florance and Frank Carpenter on Easter Sunday.

A photo of Elder Florence Sittichinli.

Mary Kailek is storytelling of when they were at Avvaq, of various people, of mourning for her uncle Kimiksan, of her relations with others, of their travels including to Tuktoyaktuk and then to Aklavik, of her parents, and shares more fond memories…

Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from the previous story, of the supply ships that arrived with an abundance of food followed by feasting with gathering of Gwich’in, Inuvialuit, and Caucasians, of court, of her father working for…

Mary Kailek is sharing more life stories from long ago of their travels, shares some funny stories, of clean ice water, of she and other’s having to go to Aklavik for their tooth extractions, arrival of the Hudson Bay Boat, the numerous tents, and…

Mary Kailek is continuing her life stories sharing more memories of when she was younger when her dad worked with the Hudson Bay Company, when her mom would be sewing, of the rat sunday services, of her travels with her parents, of various people, of…

The image shows Peter Esau, Jean, Annie, Mabel, Martha Kudluk, and Joe. They are all sitting around having some food.

Elder Amos Tumma is storytelling about how Elders taught them how to live long ago, and speaks of foolish and wise ways of living and shares his wisdom and advice on the A Long Time Ago program.

A photo of a man and two women wearing formal clothes and standing in the doorway of a house.

A photo of a dog with Fort McPherson buildings in the background.

A photo of Foster Allen Sr. sitting on a bed.

A photo of four women standing outside of a building. Two of the women are holding envelopes and one woman is holding a folder.

A photo of four men standing on a boat. Credit: Martha Harry

The photo shows two framed paintings hung on a wall, including ''Boy & Girl in outside'' by Eric Anoce from Eskimo Point, and ''Tutak'' by Mona Thrasher, from Inuvik. Arctic Art.

A photo of Frank and Glenna Hansen standing by a sign for Hansen Petroleum Products.

The image depicts Frank Carpenter sitting on a boat.

Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Frank Carpenter who is telling personal and historical stories about he and other’s lifestyle long ago. Note : audio is sometimes low along with a bird chirping in the background. They also view and discuss…