Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 12

Collection

Citation

Gruben, Persis, “Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 12,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed May 3, 2025, http://www.inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/1357.

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Title

Persis Gruben telling her Life Stories, Part 12

People

Gruben, Persis

Date

November 1976

Description

Persis Gruben is sharing stories of the many changes she has witnessed in her life such as living a nomadic lifestyle out on the land to community permanent living, prior to European contact such as: the fast skidoos, of languages, of the newcomer’s government systemic control and enforcing the new law and regulations, of the welfare system of employment and wage economy, of the new money obsession, of cigarettes and alcohol, of oil companies arriving and blasting and negatively affected their fish populations. She also talks about the benefits of the new technology, of her travels with her parents then later with her husband, of animals hunted, and shares some funny stories. She also shares stories of her Gwich’in heritage and Inuvialuit upbringing with the Inuvialuktun language and culture with her family. Persis shares stories of ships long ago, Christmas times, of the Dewline, of traveling to attend Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC) meetings, and more.Part 12. To be continued.

Type

Audio

Identifier

N-1992-253-0305

Dialect

Sallirmiutun