Inuinnaujugut / We Are Inuinnait
Inuinnaujugut / We Are Inuinnait
Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq / Kitikmeot Heritage Society
Inuinnaujugut / We Are Inuinnait is a podcast by Inuinnait, about Inuinnait life, experiences, and traditions, with conversations in Inuinnaqtun.
Episode 30 - Rosemarie Meyok's Childhood Story
During PI/KHS interviews held in late November 2024 in Kugluktuk, Rosemarie Meyok told this story from her childhood when she was camping with her family at Tuktutuuq. Elder Alice Ayalik comments on the story at the end of the recording.
Dec 19, 2024
7 min
Episode 29 - Alice Ayalik - The Polar Bear and the Owl
Alice Ayalik told this story in November 2024 during a PI/KHS visit to Kugluktuk. Susie Evyagotailak interprets for Alice and Rosemarie Meyok comments.
Dec 19, 2024
2 min
Episode 28 - Robert Kimaktok Inuqanaidlak with Elder Commentary
The PI/KHS visited Kugluktuk in November 2024 to share some of the Diveky Collection recordings with Elders and record their reactions. This podcast includes the discussion that followed these stories. The Elders present were Alice Ayalik and Bessie Kukilukaak of Kugluktuk and Mary Kaotalok of Cambridge Bay. Other participants include Susie Evyagotailak, Rosemarie Meyok, Nancy Kadlun, and Emily Angulalik.
Dec 19, 2024
12 min
Episode 27 - Robert Kimaktok Two Stories about Raven with Elder Commentary
The PI/KHS visited Kugluktuk in November 2024 to share some of the Diveky Collection recordings with Elders and record their reactions. This podcast includes the discussion that followed these stories. The Elders present were Alice Ayalik and Bessie Kukilukaak of Kugluktuk and Mary Kaotalok of Cambridge Bay. Other participants include Susie Evyagotailak, Rosemarie Meyok, Nancy Kadlun, and Emily Angulalik.
Dec 19, 2024
22 min
Episode 26 - Diveky Collection - Robert Kimaktok December 3, 1976 - Three Women Force a Traveler to eat
Robert Kimaktok tells the story to George Diveky December 3, 1976 in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. Notes from the tape - A traveler comes upon three women, each of whom gives him food he must eat, or be stabbed by one of the women's chin, which is a copper blade. If he eats all the food they give him, he'll explode: he manages to eat it all and survive with the help of ivik - grass... In 2021, PI/KHS received a donation of almost three hundred Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut cassette tape and reel-to...
Dec 18, 2023
8 min
Episode 25 - Diveky Collection - Robert Kimaktok November 26, 1976 - The Creation of Light
Robert Kimaktok tells the story of the creation of light Cecember 26, 1976 in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. Interviewer George Diveky. In 2021, PI/KHS received a donation of almost three hundred Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut cassette tape and reel-to reel recordings of Inuit Elders and knowledge holders. These recordings were documented by George Diveky throughout the 1970s, during he and his wife Janet's time as teachers in Kugaaruk and Kugluktuk. As a student of Anthropology and Inuktu...
Dec 18, 2023
4 min
Episode 24 - Diveky Collection - Robert Kimaktok November 29, 1976 - Two Brothers
Robert Kimaktok tells the story of two brothers November 29, 1976 in Kugluktuk. Interviewed by George Diveky. In 2021, PI/KHS received a donation of almost three hundred Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut cassette tape and reel-to reel recordings of Inuit Elders and knowledge holders. These recordings were documented by George Diveky throughout the 1970s, during he and his wife Janet's time as teachers in Kugaaruk and Kugluktuk. As a student of Anthropology and Inuktut, George...
Dec 18, 2023
6 min
Episode 22 - Diveky Collection - Robert Kimaktok December 9, 1976 - Two Stories about Raven
Robert Kimaktok tells two stories about Tulugarjuaq. In 2021, PI/KHS received a donation of almost three hundred Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut cassette tape and reel-to reel recordings of Inuit Elders and knowledge holders. These recordings were documented by George Diveky throughout the 1970s, during he and his wife Janet's time as teachers in Kugaaruk and Kugluktuk. As a student of Anthropology and Inuktut, George envisioned the recording project as a platform for knowledge-keeping...
Dec 15, 2023
7 min
Episode 21 - Diveky Collection - Effie Kakayak October 21, 1974
Effie Kakayak talks about her life and sings a traditional drum dance song (pihiq) at the end of the recording. In 2021, PI/KHS received a donation of almost three hundred Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut cassette tape and reel-to reel recordings of Inuit Elders and knowledge holders. These recordings were documented by George Diveky throughout the 1970s, during he and his wife Janet's time as teachers in Kugaaruk and Kugluktuk. As a student of Anthropology and Inuktut, George envisione...
Dec 15, 2023
33 min
Episode 20 - Caribou Skins for Clothing
Bessie Omilgoetok and Mary Kaotalok share their knowledge about the right skins for making traditional Inuinnait skin clothing with host Eva Ayalik and PI/KHS Cultural Programs Coordinator
Dec 14, 2023
47 min
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