Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering, Inuvik, November 2019
Storytelling
Oral history
Elders
Connie Alanik telling stories about language differences on the last day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Alanik, Connie
Stewart, David (videographer)
Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Pitquhiit-Pitqusiit
English
Sing-Along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering having a sing-along on the final day of the gathering. Agnes White brought a hymn book that the group is flipping through.
Arey, Renie
Arey, Nellie
White, Agnes
Wolki, Fred
Wolki, Sandy
Krengnektak, George
Kuptana, Elizabeth
Thrasher, Annie
Carpenter, Margaret
Kudlak, Mary
Lennie, Sammy
Amos, Beverly
Inuvialuktun
Group Discussion of Inuvialuktun Writing
The attendees of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering are discussing the writing system for Inuvialuktun.
Group discussion about language at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The discussion includes stories about residential school.
Group discussion of language learning at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Group discussion of a particular phrase in Inuvialuktun at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Group Sing-Along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
Group sing-along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Continuation of the Group Sing-Along at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering continue their sing-along. Towards the end of the clip they also discuss the hymn books.
Group Discussion of Songs at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering discuss songs with mention of spirit songs, making up songs, and talking about types of songs they have heard.
Discussion of Drum Dancing at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering continue their discussion of songs. The focus in this clip is on drum dancing, songs, and language.
Attendees at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering discuss drum dancing. Sammy Lennie has brought in copies of songs for everyone to look at.
Elizabeth Kuptana and George Krengnektak Saying Good-Bye
Elizabeth Kuptana and George Krengnektak saying their good-byes as they depart on the final day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Agnes White telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The first clip is Agnes telling about other endings to the story Sandy Wolki had just told. The second clip is Agnes finishing the story of her grandfather that she had started the previous day.
Connie Alanik telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Fred Wolki telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
George Krengnektak telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Group Discussion at the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering
The workshop attendees are talking as a group on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. The topics include stacks of fox furs for trading and sewing.
The attendees are having a discussion on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Margaret is talking about delta braid, which leads to more discussion about sewing and cooking.
Elizabeth Kuptana Telling Stories (2 clips)
Elizabeth Kuptana telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Margaret Carpenter telling stories on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. She talks about her time working at the health clinic.
Mary Kudlak sharing a story and a song on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Nellie Arey telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
Sandy Wolki telling a story on the third day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering.
3 clips of Agnes White telling stories on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Clip one is Agnes introducing herself and talking about her family. She tells stories about nomadic living and the places her family has lived, including traveling by schooner and a time when her father got drifted out their first year on Banks Island. Clip two is Agnes talking about a cook stove. Clip 3 is a short clip about where her family wintered.
Amos, Beverly (moderator)
Fred introduces himself to the other workshop attendees on the first day of the Inuvialuit Elders Storytelling Gathering. Fred, Agnes, and Sandy discuss places their families have lived. Sandy tells a short story in Inuvialuktun, followed by Agnes giving a brief explanation in English. The story was about trapping. Fred gives more detail about who his parents and family are and tells some stories about them with input from Sandy. When Sammy arrives, he brings a photograph for Fred that the four of them discuss.