Buster Kailek’s Memories of Lifestyle Long Ago Final Part 4
Storytelling
Life Stories
Lifestyle
Memories
Oral History
Elder Buster Kailek is completing his stories of his memories of long ago and of how they lived. Final, part 4.
Kailek, Buster
Inuvialuktun
Elders Mary and Buster Kailek, Sam Raddi Speak to and Send Greetings then Simon Bennett Interview
Greetings
Family
Friends
Elders Advice
Inuit Tapirisat Kanatimi
News
Elections
Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE)
Inuit Cultural Institute
Field Worker
Traditional Education
Modern Education
Northern Games
People Speak Inuit host Frank Cockney airs Elders Mary and Buster Kailek who speak to and send greetings to family and friends, then Sam Raddi speaks about COPE, ITK, and ICI, then Frank interviews Simon Bennett about traditional and modern education and his trip to Kugluktuk, NU for the northern games.
Kailek, Mary
Raddi, Sam
Cockney, Frank
Bennett, Simon
Iñupiatun
Whaling
Fishing
Travels
Dogs
Store
Whales
Hunting
Various Visitors
Illness
Bible Studies
Church Services
Doctor
Wood
Rabbits
Children
Grandchildren
Deaths
Marriages
Sewing
Funeral
Trapping
Fancy Parkas
Picture Shows
1979
1980
Snares
Ice Fishing
Boat Making
Skidoo
Muskrats
Water Fowl
Beaver
Births
Mary Kailek is sharing her journals of she and her family’s activities from summer of 1979 to 1980, of activities such as living out on the land, hunting, fishing, trapping, snaring, of their visitors, of their travels, of deaths, and births, of sewing her fancy parkas, of her husband making a boat, and much more.
More of Mary Kailek’s Journals from 1979 and 1980
Prayers
Fishnet Fishing
Memorial
Birthdays
Visitors
Mink
Frozen
Faith
Campsell Hospital
Police
CBC Messages
Beluga Jamboree
Mary Kailek is sharing more her journals of she and her family’s activities from 1979, and October 1980 onward, of activities such as living out on the land, fishing, trapping, snaring, their travels, and births, of sewing her fancy parkas, of her husband making a boat, of church services in Inuvik, of various visitors, of getting wood, of getting cold and sick then just her husband going out on the land, and more.
Memories of Her Younger Days by Mary Kailek
Schooner
Traditional Food
Trade
Various People
Piffi
Calico
Fish
Skiff
Staples
Caribou
Moose
Foxes
Christmas
Qulliq (Traditional Lamp)
1936
Marriage
Death
Traditional Clothing
Injuries
House
Childbirth
Snow House
Ptarmigan
North Star
Mary Kailek is storytelling about her life stories from her younger days, of her father, of her grandfather, of some comical stories, of trading piffi (dryfish) for staples with the police who arrived by boat, of various visitors, of learning how to sew, of sewing for her father and the police, of going to the Christmas gathering, of when she got married, of childbirth, of when her father passed away, of her travels, and more.
Beluga Whale
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Dogfeed
Ptarmigans
Bears
Food Preparation
Dancing
July
Traditional Knowledge Teaching
Game Warden
Picnics
Bear
August
Seal
Mary Kailek is sharing memories of she and her family’s travels, of various visitors, of beluga whale hunting, of fishnet fishing, of traditional food preparation, of making dryfish and also teaching the grandchildren who wanted to learn how to make dryfish, as well as teaching the young about fishnet fishing, of the Northern games and dancing in Inuvik, of gathering wood, of picnicing, of the different busy lifestyle out on the land compared to the life of ease now a days, of her husband Buster getting sick, and more. To be continued.
Summer Memoirs by Mary Kailek Final Part 2
Camping
Mary Kailek is completing her story from the previous stories of her summer memoirs. Final Part 2.
Seals
Polar Bears
Wildlife Officers
Regulations
Changes
Clothing
Ships
Hudson Bay
Transportation
Egg Gathering
Gatherings
Relations
Mary Kailek is storytelling of her many travels, of various people, of the types of animals harvested, of her concerns of the new wildlife officer’s regulations and governance during that era, clothing and other items made from animal skins, of faster modern transportation replacing dog teams, of people hunting, of gathering eggs, of the lifestyle changes, of people changing, of when many people would gather together and tell stories and have drum dances, and of people camping in tents, of her mother’s passing, and shares her fond memories and much more. Note: The same audio is repeated around the half way mark.
Birth
Illnesses
Siblings
Injury
Employment
Search
Walks
Grave Sites
Canalaska House
Catholic Father
Anglican Minister
Church Service
Nunamiut
Shamans
Language
Nomadic
Waterfowl
Semmler’s Store
Mary Kailek is sharing more memories of her younger days of when she gave birth to her son, of her siblings who were on their way to residential school when her younger brother Donald Kaglik got hurt, of when her dad started trapping after he was finished working for the police, of a missing person search, of sewing and filling a mitts order for the police, of her hiking and seeing old grave sites, of a family that died of starvation, of various families, of gatherings and games, of people smoking pipes during the church service, of some comical stories, of when the old timers were buying drygoods for the first time, and more old time stories.
Dry Fish
Chores
Ice House
Picnic
School
September
October
Medical
Camsell Hospital
Snaring
Ice Conditions
Mary Kailek is sharing her memories of she and her family’s activities during the summer and fall of their travels and living out on the land. Mary also mentions the visitors arriving to their camp, of passers by, of various chores, of sewing traditional clothing, of people that have passed on, and of some birthdays. She also speaks of her frustrations with the lifestyle changes of young people while living in a community, of Joey and Trudy getting married, and more.
1937
Dances
Record Player
Animals
Tents
July 1st Gathering
Canada Day Activities
Inuvialuit
Gwich’in
Mary Kailek is storytelling from the 1937 era, of when she was doing a lot of sewing, of visitors and listening to storytelling in the evenings, of their travels for Christmas and New Years, stories of her dad and Joe trapping and hunting stories, of her little brother Donald Kaglik, travels to Aklavik including when her dad was working for the police who were waiting for him there, of the many tents, of the July 1st Gathering of Gwich’in and Inuvialuit, then traveling on to Tuktoyaktuk when they’re were only tents, of raising and looking after her siblings and of keeping her late mom’s word, of more people, travels, and more.
New Years
Bombardier
Dog Team
Court Case
Drowning
Edmund River
Life Boat
Mary Kailek is storytelling of when she recovered from her illness and went to pick up Joe from the hospital with her dogteam, of the numerous people that were sick and some who passed away, with the hospital in Aklavik being full including the public school, of the police and doctor message for people not to travel to Aklavik or return to Aklavik due many being sick, that they would deliver food with the bombardier to people, of she and other’s travels, of beluga whale hunting, of the lifestyle living out on the land, of the new experience of people going to listen to a court hearing in Aklavik, also of the dancing, of suddenly going into labour and giving birth to her son, of some people that made it safely to Tuktoyaktuk with a lifeboat after hearing that a boat had sunk, and more.
Life Stories and a Bear Legend with Mary Kailek
Fishnet
Fish Sales
Ram Air
Alcohol
God
Salvation
Bear Legend
Mary Kailek is sharing stories of her lifestyle, of her travels, of her family and friends, of hospitalizations of family members, and shares her faith in God, and also tells a bear legend, and much more.
Kublualuk The Shaman and Other Stories by Mary Kailek
Kublualuq
Shaman
Manigaatchiaq
Kanayuk
1939
1940
Inuvialuktun Name
Mary Kailek is telling stories of Kublualuk the shaman and other old time stories, and ends with a personal story.
More Summer and Fall Journals with Mary Kailek Part 1
Muskrat Hunting
Beluga Whale Hunting
Money
Mary Kailek shares her journal of July to August activities of her travels, hunts, the search for Archie, and pf her lifestyle with her family out on the land, of her frustrations with lifestyle changes regarding money, and speaks of her prayers and faith in God, and more. To be continued.
More Summer and Fall Journals with Mary Kailek Part 2
Fishnets
Picture Show
Freeze Up
Mary Kailek continues sharing from her summer journals of her faith, of she and her family’s lifestyle and activities, of their travels, of hunting, fishing, snaring, of a missing person search, of the traditional clothing that she’d sew and her sales, of medicals, and more.
Mary Kailek’s Memories of Her Younger Days Part 1
Caribou Clothing
Canalaska
Christmas Gathering
Dog Teams
Snow Houses
Games
Alaskans
Kuguarmiut
Eastern Inuit
Ministers
Stores
Schooners
Mangilaaluk
Special Constable
Remarriage
St Roch RCMP Schooner
Henry Larson
"Mary Kailek is storytelling of her younger days, of when she’d sew traditional caribou clothing for the police, of the various people, of the Christmas gatherings with the arrival of many with dog teams, the traditional food, and describes the snow houses that were made, and the games that were played, of the Nunamiut and Kuugyuarmiut, and Alaskans various styles of beautiful clothing, of shamans. She also speaks of muskrat season in the Delta, of the many schooners, and many people eating outside, he Distributor boat, her father being a special constable in Iqaluktuuttiaq and feeling afraid to go to the East and of the Eastern Inuit, and a comical story of watching teenagers preparing a swan for cooking and trying to communicate with the langauge barrier and more. One of the stories repeats at the 42 minute mark, then continues the rest of the story around the 53:23 minute mark. Part 1. To be continued."
Inuinnaqtun
Mary Kailek’s Memories of Her Younger Days Part 2
Square Dance
St. Roch Schooner
Motorized Scow
Mary is continuing the story of their travels on the St. Roch Schooner from the previous story, of the square dance when they arrived to their destination, of seeing Iqaluktuuttiaq for the first time, and the story ends abruptly at 11:04 and other non-related audio is recorded which sounds like an office setting.
Stories from 1930 to 1939 by Mary Kailek
1930
Shamanism
Jacobsons
Dad
Hudson Bay Store
Mary Kailek is storytelling of the fall of 1930 when she went to Utqaluk (Baillie Island) and of some who went to Pierce Point where there were many Eastern Inuit living there at that time, of stories she heard of Eastern Inuit and shamanism, and of when they went to Iqaluktuuttiaq in 1939 when her dad was working for the police and helping them.
Life Stories and Memories from 1920 by Mary Kailek
Birth Place
Relatives
1920
Northstar Schooner
10 Horse Kicker
Elders
Influenza
Mary Kailek is storytelling of when she was younger living with her parents, of various people, of her sister Annie’s birth, of when the schooners arrived and her dad purchased a record player for her, of their travels, of living at various locations, of the big flu sickness when some passed away from Influenza, and other memories from when she was younger.
Stories and Legends by Mary Kailek Part 1
Ruler
Orphan
Large Bird
Kidnapped
Daughter(s)
Mary Kailek is telling a story that was already in progress about the legend of an orphan who sets off in search for the women who were kidnapped including a ruler's daughters followed by another legend of an aging discouraged father whose daughter keeps refusing offers of a husband. Part 1. To be continued.
Stories and Legends Part 2 by Mary Kailek
Legends
First Nations
Gathering
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.
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 4 by Mary Kailek
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.
Life Stories and Journals of Mary Kailek
Journals
Medicals
Summer
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.