Frank Kuptana Interview and Stories Part 1
Oral History
Interview
Storytelling
Lifestyle
Genealogy
Clothing
Traditional Place Names
Mapping
Hunting
Fishing
Traditional Food
Travels
Shirley Elias interviews Frank Kuptana about his lifestyle from his younger days, his genealogy, and he shares stories from long ago. Part 1. To be continued.
This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
Elias, Shirley
Kuptana, Frank
Inuvialuktun
Inuinnaqtun
Frank Kuptana Interview and Stories Part 2
Trapping
Christmas
Animals
Changes
Shirley Elias continues interviewing Frank Kuptana about his lifestyle from his younger days and Frank continues sharing memories from long ago. Frank also speaks of the many changes in the Inuvialuit lifestyle compared to years past. Final part two.
Sam Oliktoak and Nicholas Uluariuk Lifestyle Interviews
Steffansson’s Expedition
Shirley Elias completes the interview with Sam Oliktoak then another person interviews Nicholas Uluariuk about his lifestyle and memories from his younger days.
Oliktoak, Sam
Uluariuk, Nicholas
Other Unidentified Speaker
Frank Kuptana Old Time Lifestyle Stories
Various Families
Roman Catholics
Store
CanAlaska
Traditional Place names
Death
Frank Kuptana is telling lifestyle stories from long ago. He also identifies traditional place names on the map.
Jean Ogina and William Kagyut Lifestyle Interview then Frank Kuptana Storytelling
Transportation
Christmas Gathering
Easter Gathering
Johnny One Arm
Qulliq (Traditional Lamp)
Photographs
Shirley Elias interviews Jean Ogina about her lifestyle from her younger days, her genealogy, and she shares stories from long ago. Shirley then interviews William Kagyut about his life, his genealogy, and he also shares stories from long ago and places he’s traveled. Frank Kuptana then begins telling old time stories.
Ogina, Jean
Kagyut, William
Nagy, Murielle
Jean Ogina William Kagyut Robert Kuptana LIfestyle Interviews
Illness
Egg Gathering
Shirley interviews Jean and William who also shares memories and stories from his younger days. Shirley then interviews Robert Kuptana about his genealogy, about his lifestyle from his younger days, and about Aulavik Park. Robert also shares some old time stories.
Kuptana, Robert
Shirley Elias interviews Albert Elias about his lifestyle when he was younger, his genealogy, and Albert also shares some old time stories.
Elias, Albert
Tuberculosis
Staples
Education
Employment
Nicholas Uluariuk is storytelling about his lifestyle from his younger days.
Flu Epidemic
Hudson Bay
Agnes White interviews Alice Tunu Felix about her lifestyle from her younger days. Alice also shares memories and stories from long ago.
Felix, Alice
White, Agnes
Agnes White interviews Emma Raddi about her lifestyle and places she’s traveled from her younger days.
Raddi, Emma
Easter
Court
Homes
Coalmine
Heating
Agnes White interviews Frank Cockney about his lifestyle, places he’s traveled, and traditional land use areas in his younger days. Frank also shares some stories.
Cockney, Frank
Archeologists
Old Stone Houses
Old Stone Traps
Fur Prices
Eastern Inuit
Fish
Lobster
Squid
Crabs
Clams
Mussel
Shrimp
Old Homes
Interview was already in progress with David Nasogaluk with Agnes White about his lifestyle long ago. David also shares historical stories.
Nasogaluak, David
English
Collis Dick Paul Adam Lifestyle Interviews
Agnes White interviews Collis Dick and Paul Adam about their lifestyles, places they’ve traveled, and they also share stories.
Dick, Collis
Adam, Paul
Inuvialuit
Inuit Games
Mid-Wives
Traditions
Traditional Surgery Medicare
Agnes White interviews Bessie Wolki about her lifestyle, places she’s traveled, and Bessie also share stories.
Wolki, Bessie
Emmanuel Felix Sandy Wolki Lifestyle Interviews
Leadership
Business
Agnes White interviews Emmanuel Felix then Sandy Wolki about their lifestyle, places they traveled, hunted and trapped. They also tell stories.
Felix, Emmanuel
Felix, Christine
Wolki, Sandy
Helen Gruben Willie Gruben Lifestyle Interviews
Residential School
Agnes White interviews Helen Gruben then Willie Gruben about their lifestyle, places they traveled, hunted and trapped. They also tell stories.
Gruben, Helen
Gruben, Willie
Bones
Qulliq (Traditional Inuit Lamp)
Police
Agnes White interviews Peter Esau and Shirley Esau about identifying traditional land use areas, various families who lived there long ago, and more. They also share some memories and stories from the areas they traveled to. Audio is not always clear, sometimes fades out, and at times is hardly audible.
Esau, Peter
Esau, Shirley
Family
Agnes White is storytelling and sharing memories from her younger days from Blue Box Harbour and of when they first went there in 1942.
Edith Hoagak Traditional Lands and Life Stories
Fishing Areas
Traditional Clothing
Murielle Nagy and Jean Harry are interviewing Edith Haogak about the traditional areas that they were flying over. Edith also shares stories about the areas they were flying over. She also identifies the traditional areas where they lived and traveled, in either English and or Inuvialukun or both. Note: some of the audio is very low. Murielle then briefly interviews another Inuvialuit lady in English then the interview returns back to Edith.
Haogak, Edith
Harry, Jean
Deaths
Agnes White is sharing stories from various locations. She is telling stories that were told to her from mother Persis Gruben, of when they first went to Banks Island. Agnes then begins to share her own stories from her younger days.
Joe Apiana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories
Fishing Spots
Traditional Lands
Agnes White interviews Joe Apiana about his traditional land use areas and he also shares memories and stories from long ago. Agnes then describes their fall homes that were made long ago..
Apiana, Joe
Unidentified Pilot
Jimmy Memogana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories Part 1
Polar Bear Encounters
Traditional Items Identification
Artifacts Identification
Coal mine
Traditional Tools
Traditional Fire Starters
Food cache
Singing
Traditional Lamp (Qulliq)
The interview was already in progress with Jimmy Memogana and Agnes White about his lifestyle long ago beginning with when they were flying over Jimmy’s traditional land use areas. Jimmy also shares historical stories on location. Audio is sometimes very hard to hear. Jimmy also identifies traditional items, tools, and artifacts on the land on location. Jimmy also sings a song in Inuvialuktun. Part one. To be continued.
Memogana, Jimmy
Jimmy Memogana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories Part 2
Agnes White continues interviewing Jimmy Memogana at Cape Kellet about his lifestyle, travels, and traditional land use areas, long ago on site at Cape Kellet and other areas. Part two. To be continued.
Jimmy Memogana Traditional Land Use and Life Stories Final Part 3.
Agnes White continues interviewing Jimmy Memogana at De Salis Bay about his lifestyle, travels, and traditional land use areas, long ago on site at De Salis Bay and other areas. Final, part three.
Snaring
Food Cache
Agnes White is interviewing Sarah Kuptana about where and how she and her family lived at various places, such as Kangikhualuk (De Salis Bay), and at Kangikhuakyuk (Jesse Bay), and towards Naqhaaluk, and more, long ago.
Kuptana, Sarah