Frank Kuptana’s Old Time Stories
subject: Storytelling
subject: Aglagiutuk
subject: Shaman
subject: Fear
subject: Women
subject: Travel
subject: Seasonal camps
subject: Hunting
subject: Fishing
subject: Food preparation
subject: Food preservation
subject: Wars
subject: Dancing
subject: Clothing
subject: Caribou
subject: Polar bear
subject: Traditions
subject: Work
subject: Snaring
subject: Whiteman
subject: Fur Trade Store
subject: Money
subject: Transporation
subject: Houses
subject: Doctors
subject: Government promises
subject: Seal
subject: Wildlife
subject: Waterfowl
subject: Culture
description: Elder Frank Kuptana is telling stories of a long time ago prior to Whiteman arrival. He then tells stories of when the White people arrived with stores and the government who encouraged Inuvialuit to move to a new town of Ulukhaktok, N.T. with the government telling them we’ll build you houses, and if you move to town then the doctors will care for you if you get sick, and so forth.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: 197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Old Time Life Stories and Drum Songs with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Singing
subject: Sewing
subject: Mother
subject: Clothing
subject: Travels
subject: Homes
subject: Drum Dancing
subject: Drum Singing
subject: Animals
subject: Seals
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Fishing
subject: Caribou
subject: Hunting
subject: Drymeat
subject: Drum Dances
subject: Polar Bears
subject: Dogs
subject: Marriage
description: Frank Kuptana is storytelling from when he started remembering when he was young of his way of life and culture long ago of their travels, of traditional hunting methods, fishing, of traditional clothing, of traditional food, of the fun drum dances, followed by Frank drumming and singing.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Early Memories with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Mother
subject: Hiking
subject: Trapping
subject: Gatherings
subject: Games
subject: Homes
subject: Dances
subject: Seals
subject: Qulliq (Traditional Lamp)
subject: Dogs
subject: Traditional Food and Drinks
subject: Caribou
subject: Hunting
subject: Bows and Arrows
subject: Snow Houses
subject: Fishing
subject: Christmas
subject: Trading Post Store
subject: Alcohol
subject: Sewing
description: Frank Kuptana is storytelling about his earliest memories of traveling alone with his mother who was packing him, of hard times and good times, of his mom remarrying, of the gatherings, games, visiting, and dances, of their homes built, of hunting, of the many people, traditional hunting methods, of his mom calling caribou during caribou hunts, of feeling like an orphan, people trapping for foxes with dog teams prior to skidoos, of returning to his birth place, then trapping with Agnavigak, Christmas gatherings, fishing, and more.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Way of Life Long Ago with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Hunting
subject: Fishing
subject: Dog Teams
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Traditional Clothing
subject: Snow Houses
subject: Polar Bears
subject: Seals
subject: Caribou
subject: Bow and Arrows
subject: Knives
subject: Walking Stick
subject: Family
subject: Trapping
subject: Foxes
subject: Ships
subject: Animals
subject: Various People
subject: Schooners
subject: Qulliq (Traditional Lamps)
subject: Nunamiut
subject: Boats
subject: Hiking
subject: Backpacking
subject: Spears
subject: Parents
subject: Christmas Gatherings
subject: Games
subject: Dancing
description: Frank Kuptana is storytelling about the way of life long ago with fishing, hunting seals, caribou, and polar bears, traditional clothing that was made, the clean snow houses that were made, the traditional food, homemade storage containers for the food such as drymeat and dryfish, etc., hunting and traveling with dog teams, hunting animals for their many uses, of how they hunted long ago prior to modern guns, of people being very capable at doing things even while backpacking their children. Frank also speaks of his parents and his family, of when he enjoyed trapping for foxes, the abundance of animals, of gathering eggs, of various families, of trapping and hunting stories, and of the traditional lamps (Qulliq). Frank then speaks of his own travels to various places, when he and his wife started living and doing things on their own, shares memories of when he was younger, of people always being busy, walking, backpacking, of the Christmas fun gatherings, dancing, and games, and ends with a short story.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

More Lifestyle Stories from Long Ago with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Supply Ships
subject: Store
subject: Clothing
subject: Calico
subject: Staples
subject: Sunday Services
subject: Games
subject: Death
subject: .22 Gun
subject: Hunting
subject: Boating
subject: Christmas Activities
subject: Illness
subject: Dogs
subject: Shamanism
subject: Medicine Men
subject: Fishing
subject: Family
subject: Various Families
subject: Ships
subject: Schooners
subject: Seals
description: Frank Kuptana is storytelling of his younger days, of when people were arriving to Aggie Bolt’s land to purchase supplies from the store, of the Sunday services and games, of when they were unloading the trading supply ship that arrived, of possibly shells, food and other staple payments like that, of the women purchasing sewing materials and staples, of when using a .22 gun later on, of the good dogs, of the Christmas gatherings, fun games, dancing, and gifts, of getting gum for their Christmas present, of when the only language spoken was Iniunnaqtun and people lived the traditional lifestyle but now people have learned English and only speak that language and also speaks of the lifestyle changes, of more stories of dogs, illnesses, shamanism, medicine men, of fishing, of when his mom got really sick and passed away, of how people lived and did things long ago, of the ships that could be heard from far away like Patsy’s ship called Nauyaq, of people getting schooners and starting to hunt with them, and much more.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Inuvialuit Lifestyle then Lifestyle Changes After European Contact with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Seasonal Camps
subject: Fishing Areas
subject: Caribou
subject: Traditional Hunting Methods
subject: Gatherings
subject: Traditions
subject: Customs
subject: White People
subject: Oil Explorations
subject: Homes
subject: Food
subject: Lifestyle Changes
subject: Land
subject: Hunting
subject: Seal Uses
subject: Dogs
subject: Money
subject: Transportation
subject: Travels
subject: Dog Feed
subject: Fish
subject: Qulliq (Traditional Lamps)
subject: Traditional Dishes
subject: Polar Bears
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Food Preservation
subject: No Wastage
subject: Sharing
subject: Animals
subject: Storebought Food
subject: Independence
subject: Traditional Clothing
subject: Environment Destruction
subject: Police
subject: Stores
subject: Murder
subject: Government
description: Frank Kuptana is telling more stories and describes the traditional lifestyle that people lived long ago, of how they lived long ago hunting and fishing and describes the geographical lay out of the land and rivers, of lifestyle differences of the Inuvialuit communal culture versus the Caucasian culture of individualism, of Inuvialuit becoming, thinking, and living like Caucasian people, as well as of loss of culture and land. Frank also speaks about of how nothing was wasted, of how animals were used for food, clothing, and tools, etc,. Frank also talks about the modern technology, the monetary high cost of material things such as shells, is also speaking of when the police and ministers arrived, of more changes such as employment, of the young going to school, money purchases that are spent quickly on anything and used unwisely, of warring long ago prior to European contact that he heard of, of the northland being taken over by Caucasian with the high cost of purchasing items from the stores, of the new government, of house rentals, with child family allowances, versus snow houses, traveling and hunting and living off the land, then purchasing staple food long ago, and more. Frank then speaks with unidentified speaker about a murder long ago and more stories from long ago.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
creator: Unidentified Speaker
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Old Time Stories and Discussions with Frank Kuptana and an Unidentified Speaker
subject: Storytelling
subject: Parents
subject: Canalaska Ship
subject: Church Service
subject: Ministers
subject: Fathers
subject: Residential School
subject: Animals
subject: Hunting
subject: Singing
subject: Dancing
subject: Shamans
subject: Various People
subject: Stabbings
subject: Deaths
subject: Wives
description: Frank Kuptana and an unidentified speaker are continuing their discussions from the previous story and sharing memories and stories from the past.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
creator: Unidentified Speaker
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Frank Kuptana’s Memories of Long Ago
subject: Storytelling
subject: Hunting
subject: Fishing
subject: Caribou
subject: Seals
subject: Polar Bears
subject: Snaring
subject: Eggs
subject: Water Fowl
subject: Traditional Hunting Tools
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Traditional Clothing
subject: Traditional Homes
subject: Wood
subject: Modern Skidoos
subject: Hiking
subject: Abuse
subject: Parents
subject: Remarriage
subject: Stepfather
subject: Traditional Hunting Methods
subject: Trapping
subject: Dogs
subject: Cigarettes
subject: Fire
subject: Gatherings
subject: Sewing
subject: Games
subject: Dances
subject: Money
subject: Employment
subject: Travels
subject: Customs
subject: Traditions
subject: Smoke Pipe
subject: Orphan
subject: Murders
subject: Deaths
subject: Foxes
subject: Payment
subject: Marriage
description: Frank Kuptana is telling old time stories of how people lived long ago of how people hunted, fished, and gathered for their food long ago, living a totally traditional lifestyle compared to today with help now a days from the government, with people looking only to money to purchase skidoos, etc, of when his mom left her biological father while backpacking him until they reached people and she remarried to her stepfather, and married into a good family, of how elders long ago made made fire without matches, of gathering together, of sewing traditional clothing, of the games, and dances, of lifestyle changes of people focusing more on working to make money and less hunting and living off the land today, making everything they needed to live with their customs and traditions, of people fighting over and stabbings and warring over women, and or killing their wives, of shamanism, and shares fond memories of his loving mother who passed away when he was young, and how he stayed with various people, then started trapping with Arnavigak, is always thankful for Aggie (sp) Bolt, and then got married and they started living on their own, traveling and hunting together and more.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

More Lifestyle Memories with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Hunting
subject: Marriage
subject: Trapping
subject: Fishing
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Travels
subject: Trading Post
subject: Staples
subject: Dogs
subject: Seals
subject: Illness
subject: Caribou
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Foxes
subject: Deaths
description: Frank Kuptana is sharing more memories of his lifestyle after getting married, of when he and his wife’s travels and living on the the land, hunting, trapping, fishing, getting ice and wood, and tells stories of living the traditional life, traveling to various places such as the trading post and stocking up on shells and staples, and much more.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Ulukhaktok and Other Memories of Long Ago with Frank Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Travels
subject: Trapping
subject: Christmas Activities
subject: Father Bruyant
subject: Various People
subject: Seal
subject: Hunting
subject: Qulliq (Traditional Lamp)
subject: Easter Gatherings
subject: Store
subject: Games
subject: Feasting
subject: Westerners
subject: Dogs
subject: Races
subject: Homes
subject: Stepdad
subject: Mom
subject: Orphan
description: Frank Kuptana is storytelling about his lifestyle long ago, of his travels when he was a young man, of seal hunting, of fishing, of the very few people and houses at Ulukhaktok when he first went there, of the trading post, of Father Bruyant, of Christmas and or Easter Festivities, games, races, and dancing, of the Westerners that came and participated in the races and the festivities, and also shares memories of his stepdad, of church services, and more.
creator: Kuptana, Frank
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Philip Kuptana Interview and Life Stories
subject: Oral History
subject: Interview
subject: Storytelling
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Homes
subject: Animals
subject: Hunting
subject: Trapping
subject: Travels
subject: Fishing
subject: Dewline
subject: Employment
description: Murielle Nagy and Agnes White interview Philip Kuptana about his lifestyle long ago and his travels.
description: This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
creator: Nagy, Murielle
creator: White, Agnes
creator: Kuptana, Philip
date: February 27, 1996
language: English
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio
identifier: Aulavik 17

Lifestyle Long Ago Interview with Elder William Kuptana
subject: Storytelling
subject: Interview
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Hunting
subject: Hiking
subject: Traditional Hunting Methods
subject: Seasonal Camps
subject: Inukshuit
subject: Handcrafted Traditional Hunting and Fishing Tools
subject: Traditional Fishing Methods
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Traditional Shelter Homes
subject: Dogs
subject: Animals
subject: Food Storage
subject: Seals
subject: Polar Bears
subject: Water Fowl
description: William Kuptana is interviewed by his daughter Rosemary Kuptana about how he and others lived long ago when he was younger, about their hunting and fishing methods, about their traditional hunting and fishing handcrafted tools, about their shelters, of when he also hunted prior to guns and fishnets, and much more regarding their lifestyle prior to contact with White people. Note: The beginning part of the story is repeated from he previous lifestyle interview and after the interview around the last minute mark is a muffled interview with an unidentified woman.
creator: Kuptana, William
creator: Kuptana, Rosemary
date: [197-]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Memories of Childhood Interview with Bessie Lennie Part 1
subject: Storytelling
subject: Interview
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Hunting
subject: Traveling
subject: Hiking
subject: Animals
subject: Arranged Marriage
subject: Family
subject: Birthday
subject: Parents
subject: Siblings
subject: Memories
subject: Traditional Knowledge
subject: Traditional Tools
subject: Games
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Food Caches
subject: Dog Teams
subject: Visiting
description: Rosemary Kuptana interviews Bessie Lennie about her memories of her lifestyle long ago such as her birth place, age, family, lifestyle including life on the land, of when she first started to remember things as a young child, traditional lifeskills she learned how to do, tools they used, places they traveled, games they played, things she really enjoyed doing, things that scared her, and some life threatening experiences, and much more. To be continued.
creator: Lennie, Bessie
creator: Kuptana, Rosemary
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Memories of Childhood Interview with Bessie Lennie Part 1 Continued
subject: Storytelling
subject: Interview
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Dogs
subject: Travels
subject: Hard Times
subject: Food Shortage
subject: Hunting
subject: Dog Feed
subject: Survival
description: Rosemary Kuptana is completing the interview with Bessie Lennie about her memories of her lifestyle long ago when as living off off the land when she and her husband were returning and traveling back home while running short of food including running short of dogfeed.
creator: Lennie, Bessie
creator: Kuptana, Rosemary
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Adult Memories and Lifestyles Past and Present Interview with Bessie Lennie
subject: Storytelling
subject: Interview
subject: Lifestyle Changes
subject: Education
subject: Transportation
subject: Family
subject: Hunting
subject: Trapping
subject: Working
subject: Parenting
subject: Travel
subject: Children
subject: Death
subject: Inuinnaqtun
subject: Disrespectful
subject: Wasteful
subject: Church
subject: Clothing
subject: Laziness
description: Rosemary Kuptana continues to interview Bessie Lennie about her lifestyle as a young adult, of a dog team trip with her husband that almost cost them their lives, then of having to raise her children on her own when her husband passed away, of the many changes she has witnessed in a short few years, such as loss of language, community living, modern day school education, young people being disrespectful to parents, of modern transportation replacing traditional ways of traveling, seemingly useless purchases, and the very different way of life that they now live, and more.
creator: Lennie, Bessie
creator: Kuptana, Rosemary
date: [197-?]
language: Inuinnaqtun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana Lifestyle Interview
subject: Oral History
subject: Storytelling
subject: Interview
subject: Lifestyle
subject: Illness
subject: Death
subject: Hunting
subject: Snaring
subject: Travels
subject: Homes
subject: Animals
subject: Genealogy
subject: Traditional Food
subject: Traditional Clothing
subject: Food Cache
subject: Fishing
subject: Various Families
subject: Traditional Tools
description: 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.
description: This recording is from the Aulavik Oral History Project undertaken by the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.
creator: White, Agnes
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: July 3, 1996
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio
identifier: Aulavik 61

Elders Sarah Kuptana and Elmira Soupay Send Greetings
subject: Greetings
subject: Family
subject: Friends
subject: Elders
description: Elders Sarah Kuptana and Elmira Soupay speak to family and friends and send greetings on the A Long Time Ago program.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
creator: Soupay, Elmira
date: August 21, 1976
language: Iñupiatun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 1
subject: Storytelling
subject: Inuit Gathering
subject: Bitten
subject: Eggs
subject: Animals
subject: Drymeat
subject: Siblings
subject: Polar Bear Scare
subject: Relatives
subject: Whitemen
subject: Fishing
subject: Hunting
subject: Nomadic
subject: Eastern Arctic Inuit
subject: Feasting
subject: Dancing
subject: Abandonment
subject: Puivlirmiut (Inland People)
subject: God
subject: Jesus
subject: Food Cache
subject: Hunger
subject: Sharing
subject: Illness
subject: Deaths
subject: Marriage
description: Sarah Kuptana is sharing her first memories of of their travels, of huntng, of their lifestyle, of large Inuit gatherings, of abandonment, illnesses, deaths, and more when she was a young girl, when they lived a nomadic lifestyle. Part 1. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 2
subject: Storytelling
subject: Illness
subject: Hudson Bay Trading Post
subject: Employment
subject: Ration
subject: Ice Fishing
subject: Fishnet Fishing
subject: Trapping
subject: Visitors
subject: Christmas
subject: Animals
subject: Hunting
subject: Various Families
description: Sarah Kuptana continues storytelling about a good life, of the Hudson Bay Store, of her dad’s job, of getting a monthly rashion, of their travels, her parents illnesses, of various families, of fishing, hunting, and her first experiences of what was now Christmas Celebrations, and more. Part 2. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 3
subject: Storytelling
subject: Fishnet Fishing
subject: Various Families
subject: Siblings
subject: Hudson Bay Trading Post
subject: Hunting
subject: Travels
subject: Shelters
subject: Drymeat
subject: Dryfish
subject: Traditional Fishing Methods
subject: Food Cache
subject: Stone Houses
subject: Food Abundance
subject: Staple Food
subject: Healthy
subject: Animals
description: Sarah Kuptana shares more memories of her younger days, of a very good life, of so much wildlife, fish, and the occasional staple food from the Hudson Bay, that no one would go hungry, and more, part 3. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 4
subject: Storytelling
subject: Animals
subject: Death
subject: Dog Deaths
subject: Food
subject: Hudson Bay Trading Post
subject: Hunting
subject: Travels
subject: Fishing
subject: Sharing
subject: Whiteman Food
subject: Christmas
subject: Dancing
subject: Trapping
subject: Marriage
subject: Birth
subject: TB (tuberculosis)
subject: Paralyzed
subject: RC (Roman Catholic) Ship
subject: Noah Elias' Boat - Blue Fox
subject: Hospitalized
subject: God
subject: Jesus
subject: Prayer
subject: Camsell Hospital
subject: Suffering
subject: Faith
subject: Fear
subject: RCMP
description: Sarah Kuptana continues to share more memories of her younger days of happy times, hard times, fearful times, then suffering with sickness that she did not know was TB (tuberculosis). She shares about how she was eventually transported by boat to finally reach the Aklavik hosptial only to have to leave for the Campsell Hospital in the South, and more. Part 4. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 5
subject: Storytelling
subject: Camsell Hospital
subject: Reunited
subject: Birth
subject: Travel
subject: Trapping
subject: Igloos
subject: Easter
subject: Hudson Bay Trading Post
subject: Starvation
subject: Hard Times
subject: Caribou
subject: Sharing
subject: Various Families
subject: Rich Visitors
subject: Cigarettes
subject: Christmas
description: Sarah Kuptana continues to tell more stories of when she was a young woman with her young family, their struggles after she and her husband survive tb (tuberculosis), in trying to re-establish a new life and trying to find their place in a harsh cold environment, and more. Part 5. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 6
subject: Storytelling
subject: Starvation
subject: Travels
subject: Hunting
subject: RCMP
subject: Employment
subject: DOT (Department of Transportation)
subject: Food Shortage
description: Sarah Kuptana continues her storytelling of when they travelled to Ikahuuk (Sachs Harbour), of the hard times they went through including starvation, of her family gaining employment with the department of transporation, of making a new start in an unfamiliar land, and initially not knowing the hunting areas which made it all that more difficult, and the joy of harvesting caribou, and more. Part 6. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Part 7
subject: Storytelling
subject: Starvation
subject: Hunting
subject: Employment
subject: DOT (Department of Transportation)
subject: Food Shortage
subject: Money
subject: Stove heater
subject: Sharing
subject: Trapping
subject: Various Families
subject: House
subject: Alcohol
subject: Government Housing
subject: Poor
subject: Rich
subject: Change
subject: School
subject: Children
subject: Lonely
subject: Airplanes
subject: Ice House
subject: Food Supply
subject: Skidoos
subject: Dogteam
subject: Transportation
subject: Westerners
subject: Whiteman
subject: Animals
subject: Games
subject: Hiking
subject: Flu Sickness
subject: Ptarmigans
subject: Fish Netting
description: Sarah Kuptana continues her life stories of when she and her family overcame starvation and hard times, finding employment and selling her sewing to make money, and continuing to improve their lifestyle and feeling like a milionaire, such as when acquiring an oil heater in their tent, then adjusting to changes such as moving into a government house, making the switch to modern transportation, from dog teams to skidoos, to airplanes, and then her children leaving for school, and more. Part 7. To be continued.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio

Sarah Kuptana’s Stories of her Younger Days, Final Part 8
subject: Storytelling
subject: Hunting
subject: Poor
subject: Inuinnaqtun
subject: Dogs
subject: Fun
subject: Learning
subject: Animals
subject: Residential School
subject: Plane
subject: Northern Games
subject: Travel
subject: Inupiat
subject: Inupiaq Lifestyle
subject: First Nations Church
subject: Sick
subject: Christmas
subject: Visiting
subject: Skidooing
subject: Ice Fishing
subject: Trapping
description: Sarah Kuptana is completing the final part 8 of this series of stories of her younger days when they first returned to Sachs Harbour, of her children leaving for school, of their travels by plane including a trip to Alaska and learning about the Inupiaq lifestyle and being amazed by their land claims, their self governance, their leadership with Inupiaq staff, and community infrastructure, and more.
creator: Kuptana, Sarah
date: [197-?]
language: Inuvialuktun
type: Audio