Frank Cockney Interviews Tom Avakgak Part 1
Storytelling
Interview
Lifestyle
Various Families
Animals
Hunting
Relations
Customs
Death
Fishing
Travels
Employment
Catholic Missionaries
Frank Cockney interviews Tom Avakgak about his lifestyles memories from his younger days beginning in the early1930’s. Part 1. To be continued.
Cockney, Frank
Avakgak, Tom
Inuvialuktun
Frank Cockney Interviews Freeman Kimiksana Final Part 6
Trapping
Education
Changes
Culture
Laws
Tags
Regulations
Frank Cockney continues his final conversations with Freeman Kimiksana about past lifestyles and present lifestyle and cultural changes including traditional education versus modern education and employment, along with new government laws and hunting regulations.
Kimiksana, Freeman
Frank Cockney Interviews Freeman Kimiksana Part 5B
Catholic Mission
Store
Mission Boat
Hudson Bay
Staples
1934
Frank Cockney continues interviewing Freeman Kimiksana completing part 5 of lifestyle long ago including the early missions and stores trading and bringing staples from the South. Part 5B to be continued.
Frank Cockney Interviews Freeman Kimiksana Part 5A
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1954
Dogs
Snaring
Father Rayant
Frank Cockney continues interviewing Freeman Kimiksana about their traditional lifestyle long ago during the 1930’s to 1950’s era. Audio ends abruptly. Part 5A. To be continued.
Frank Cockney Interviews Freeman Kimiksana Part 3 and Part 4
Trapping Economy
Catholic Fathers
Tuberculosis (TB)
Deaths
Storekeepers
Family
Schooner Land
Reindeer Herding
Frank Cockney is interviewing Freeman Kimiksana about his hunting and trapping traditional lifestyle when he was younger. They also discuss the healthy active lifestyle long ago compared to today’s spoiled lifestyle working for wages for the oil companies. They also discuss reindeer herding. Part 3 and 4. To be continued.
Frank Cockney Interviews Freeman Kimiksana Part 1 and Part 2
Seasonal Lifestyle
Seasonal Homes
Nomadic
Traditional Food
1927
Schooners
1928
Gatherings
Hudson Bay Store
European Governments
Lifestyle Changes
Police
Missionaries
1945
Traditional Inuvialit Lifestyle
Frank Cockney is interviewing Freeman Kimiksana about Inuvialuit nomadic seasonal lifestyle long ago, including discussions on schooners, the various storekeepers, about hunting, and the fun large gatherings of games and dancing. The recording suddenly switches to possibly a COPE meeting in English that was already in session from the 24:58 minute mark to the 30:17 mark then the recording returns to the Inuvialuktun interview. Frank continues to interview Freeman about Inuvialuit lifestyle long ago and they discuss the many lifestyle changes of the present day way of life of the present day Inuvialuit. Part 1 and part 2. To be continued.
Hunting and Traveling Stories by Buster Kailek Final Part 2
Traditional Knowledge
Radio
Buster Kailek is completing the hunting and traveling stories from the previous story, to include listening to radio, and more. The story ends abruptly.
Kailek, Buster
Hunting and Travelling Stories by Buster Kailek Part 1
Alcohol
Visitors
Scows
Game Wardens
First Nations
Semmler’s Store
Various People
Buster Kailek is telling hunting and traveling stories from 1968, including some comical stories, of hunting and traditional knowledge teachings, and more. Part 1. To be continued.
Uncle
Snowhouse
Learning
Buster Kailek is storytelling of when he was young man of when his uncle was teaching him how to hunt seal, of trapping, and of other hunting stories.
Food Preservation
Seasonal Camps
Marriage
Minister
Buster Kailek is telling old time stories of when he was a young man, of how people lived long ago, hunting, fishing, trapping, living off the land and sea, making and preserving traditional food harvested, and of their nomadic lifestyle, of their travels to their seasonal camps, of his arranged marriage initiated by the police and minister, and more.
Travels and Life Stories by Buster Kailek
Semmlers
Seals
Polar Bear
Caribou
Storekeeper
Wolves
Homes
Dryfish
Drymeat
Foxes
1.5 Horse Kicker
Ptarmigans
Rabbits
Cached Food
Buster Kailek is storytelling about their travels including traveling to Tuktoyaktuk getting supplies at the Hudson Bay, and the many schooners that were there, of their traveling challenges, of a child’s death, of hunting and trapping, of their harvests, of building a house for Semmler, of making drymeat and dryfish, of wolves, of various people, of the seemingly fast 1.5 horsepower kicker when they first came out, of the good busy lifestyle long ago, and more.
Lifestyle Prior to European Contact by Buster Kailek
Fire
Bow and Arrows
Hiking
Waterfowl
Women
Murder
Snow House
Young Boys
Buster Kailek is storytelling about how Inuvialuit lived prior to European contact, about how they made fire long ago, about fishing, about caribou hunting methods prior to modern guns with his uncle and others, about all the many uses of caribou for clothing, food including storing annual food supplies, about living a nomadic lifestyle and following the seasons and travelling to seasonal camps for hunting various animals at different times of the year, and about fights over women that at times led to killing. Buster also speaks of the importance of teaching the young boys about hunting and about traditional knowledge which is being forgotten due to the young now adopting and living a Caucasian lifestyle.
Parents
Siblings
Medical
Tents
Ice House
Mary Kailek is telling life stories and shares her mom's words of wisdom to her and her father before her mom’s passing, of her travels including when traveling with Sarah and Lennie Inglangasuk, the many people and tents at Tapqaq (Shingle Point), of other various people, the large stored cache of traditional food, of her brother Donald Ir̂ituagayuk Kaglik, and more.
Kailek, Mary
Births
Illnesses
Mary Kailek is sharing life stories, of past store keepers, of hunts, of traditional food, of their travels, of various family members, births and deaths, including difficult and sad times, of her sister’s passing, and remembers and sings part of gospel song, rock of ages, in Inuvialuktun. Mary also share her faith in God, and more. The audio suddenly ends at the 25:42 minute mark. Part 1. To be continued.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 4
Rat Sunday Services
Faith
Predictions
Wood
Ice
Scow
Schooner
Flu Epidemic
Residential School
Fishnet Fishing
Berries
Inuvialuit
Gwich’in
Caucasian
1929
Food Preparation
Food Storage
Peterson
Bay Chimo
Birth
Wildlife Regulations
Transportation
Special Constable
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 flu illness then of the kids, who lost family members, that were going to the school, of fishnet fishing, of berry picking, of the delicious traditional food, of the food preparation and food storage, of how they would eat and utilise all parts of the animals for food, of the few Inuvialuit, Gwich’in, and Caucasians who were living in Aklavik when they moved there around 1928, as well as the few houses that were there. She also speaks of the all the animals that were hunted when nothing was wasted unlike nowadays where there is unnecessary wastage, about transportation long ago versus today, of lifestyle and changes, of when her dad worked as a special constable, of their many travels, and much more.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 3
Memories
Life Stories
Father France
Dentist
Hudson Bay Boat
Northstar
Daughter
Fort Roch
Police Boat
Advice
Sewing
Traditional Clothing
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 the schooners, and more. The storytelling switches to a more recent past and she shares more life stories of her family, her travels, her relatives, and fond memories of when her daughter Jessie was small. Mary then tells more life stories from an earlier time when traveling to various communities like Kugluktuk, Nunavut on the Police boat, Fort Roch, in 1939, the year her brother Donald Kaglik got hurt, then on to Ulukhaktok, N.T., of advice she was given on sewing traditional clothing for her family, and some humorous stories and more.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 2.
Supply ships
Caucasians
Gathering
Feasts
Court
1930
10 Horse Power Kicker
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 the Hudson Bay, of the flu epidemic that many died from including her sister Alice, of their travels, of her dad going trapping, of staying with the Carpenters for a couple of months when Frank Carpenter was a baby, and more. Part 2. To be continued.
Fond Memories of Younger Days by Mary Kailek Pt 1.
Wildlife
Church Services
Police Staff
Friends
Language Barrier
Humorous
Dances
Money
Barge
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 of her younger days including when her dad used to work at the Hudson Bay Company, of hunting and trapping, of traditional food, of the few houses in Tuktoyaktuk, of church services, and of the intoxicated poilce staff, of her friends, of some comical stories, the dances she wished to go to, of her mother sewing, of the supply ships arriving, and of Rat Sunday Services, and more. Part 1. To be continued.
1942 and 1943 Memories and Life Stories by Mary Kailek Pt 2
Easter
Christmas
Peffer’s Hotel
Ernie Lacombe
Frame Tents
Tuberculosis
Cancer
Hospital
School
Mary Kailek is continuing to share her memories from 1942 and 1943 of: she and her family’’s activities such as hunting, trapping, of various people, of their travels, of going to Aklavik for Easter, Peffer’s Hotel, Banksland people who flew to Aklavik for the summer, of deaths and funerals, Annie’s employment, low prices of tents, of sewing traditional clothing, of the many hospitalised with Tuberculosis and some with cancer, and the flu epidemic, and more.
1942 and 1943 Memories and Life Stories by Mary Kailek Pt 1
Harvests
Children
Mary Kailek’s storytelling starts off with some of the latter story repeated from the previous story of when she was younger around Christmas time then Mary continues sharing her memories: of when she just had two children when her son Alex Kaglik was around seven years old, of her family members, of when her brother Donald Kaglik would walk to his traps, of sewing for her family members and herself last, of hunting, trapping, harvests, various people, travels, vistors, illness’, drum dances, picture shows, square dances, and of the many people present at the large gatherings. Story ends abruptly at the 31:53 minute mark. Part 1. To be continued.
Stories Journals and Memories by Mary Kailek
Shamanism
Clothing
Medicals
Stories start with a repeated story from previous old time story that was already in progress that Mary Kailek heard from Itualuk. Mary also speaks about lifestyle changes from their very traditinoal active and busy lifestyle to a life of ease and less activity. She also shares her journal of she and her family members activities: of hunting, trapping, snaring, fishing, medicals, travels, getting wood, wildlife harvests, and visitors. The story then suddenly changes at the 31:12 minute mark to when she was a young woman with two children and shares memories around Christmas time then the story ends abruptly.
Life Stories and Journals of Mary Kailek
Journals
Muskrats
Beluga Whale
Summer
Shamans
Mary Kailek is storytelling about when they were out muskrat hunting including challenges when traveling, of various family members and friends comings and goings, of beluga and fish harvests, and more. The storytelling then switches to Mary telling a story that was already on progress about shamans around the 31:14 minute mark that ends abruptly.
Stories and Legends Part 4 by Mary Kailek
Legends
Friend
Wives
Mary Kailek is completing the legend from the previous legend, then tells a personal short story from when she was at Campsell Hospital, and ends with a legend that she heard from her friend Melanie from Taloyoak (Spence Bay) about a man who had five wives. The 12:25 minute mark changes to a personal story of when they were out muskrat hunting and traveling out on the land, then he story ends abruptly.
Stories and Legends Part 3 by Mary Kailek
Mary Kailek is telling more legends including of a man who could turn himself into other things to achieve his goals, of people living along the ocean shore, and more. Part 3. To be continued.
Stories and Legends Part 2 by Mary Kailek
Mary Kailek is continuing (repeating initial part of the story) a legend from the previous story where the daughter refuses to marry a man, then tells a short personal story of an unusual sighting from her younger days, followed by a First Nations legend that she heard from Joe Gully, as well as a legend that she heard from her friend while at the Campsell Hospital. Mary then shares a personal story of her friend, and tells another legend of a man who wakes up with nothing along the coast, survives, and sets out on a mission. Part 2. To be continued.