ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ (Inuit Unikkaangit)

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 18: ᑑᒪᓯ ᐆᑦᑑᒃ ᐅᓂᑳᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑳᓕᕐᐸᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᖅᓱᕈᓇᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒡᓗ. ᐆᑑᑉ ᓄᓕᐊᖓ ᕋᐃᒋᓕ ᐆᑐᒃ ᐃᖃᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᓱᒪᓂ ᐅᐃᖓ ᕿᓂᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ. Episode 18: Thomas Ootook shares a story about experiencing hardship and hunger. When Mary shares the story with Ootook’s wife Ragilee, she remembers vividly the day that her late husband set out in search of food.

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 17: **ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᔪ ᑲᒪᓇᕐᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓂᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ** ᒨᓱᓯ ᐊᓕᔭᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᐅᔪᒎᖅ ᕿᑐᖓᒥᓂ ᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᓱᒪᓂ, ᓄᓕᐊᖓᓗ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᓂᑰᓗᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᕙᓕᖅᑐᕉᖅ − ᐃᓄᒃᑐᖅᕕᖅ − ᐊᓕᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᐋᓐᑎ ᐊᓕᔭᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒎᖅ ᐊᑎᖃᕐᓂᕕᓂᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᕕᕕᓂᕐᒥᑦ. Episode 17: **Warning - this story contains sensitive material on eating human flesh.** Moses Aliyak shares a story about a place called “Inukturvik.” When Mary shares this story with Aliyak’s biological son Andy Aliyak, Andy learns how this place got its name.

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 16: ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᖁᕝᕙᖄ ᐃᓴᑭᐊᒃ ᑖᓇᐅᒍᓇᐃᕐᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓅᓕᒃᓯᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᖁᕝᕙᖄ ᐸᓂᖓ ᓯᒨᓇ ᐸᐃᒍ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓᓗ ᐅᖃᓱᓂᓗ, ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕐᑎᒡᓗᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕐᑐᖅ. Episode 16: The late Elizabeth Quvvaqqaa Issakiark shares a story about nursing a young man back to health who had been close to starvation. When Mary shares this story with Issakiark’s daughter Simona Baker, Simona is touched by her mothers desire to help in that difficult time.

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 15: ᔨᒥ ᒋᐸᓐᔅ ᐅᕕᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᒎᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓖᑦ ᖁᓖᓪᓗ. ᔨᒥᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᒪᐃᒃᒥ ᒋᐸᓐᔅ ᑐᓵᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᑲᓪᓂᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᐹ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ. Episode 15: In this story from our archive, Jimmy Gibbons Uvinik talks about his life working for the RCMP and the Hudson’s Bay Company for 30 years. When Mary shares this story with Jimmy’s son Mike, she learns about the impact Jimmy’s travel had on the Gibbons family.

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 14: 1940’s - ᓂᑦ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐳᕉᔅ ᐳᕙᓪᓗᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒦᓚᐅᕐᕈᓯᕕᓂᖓᓂᑦ. ᖃᖏᐊᖓ ᒪᓃᑐᒃ ᑖᒻᓴᓐ ᑐᓵᑎᓚᐅᕐᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᓂᑦ , ᐅᒡᔨᕈᓱᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐳᕉᔅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕋᒥᑦ. Episode 14: The late Mike Bruce was one of many Inuit to contract Tuberculosis in the 1940’s. In his story from our archives, he talks about how life was in the hospital and what it took to recover. When Mary plays this story for Bruce’s niece Manitok Thompson, she learns about the other things that had changed about Bruce when he returned home

ᐃᔪᕐᓇᑐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑐᖃᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᓵᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᑎᓇᔅᖢ ᖃᓄᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᓕᕐᐸᓕᐊᓕᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᖅᑖᕆᐅᒍᑎᒋᔭᕕᓂᖓᓂᑦ. ᐅᖃᕐᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐ ᓲᓯ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ ᑖᑯᐊ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᓂ ᑐᓵᑎᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ. ᐸᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᑐᓄ ᓯᐊᔭ ᕝᓕᒥᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ. Charlie and Elizabeth Tinashlu tell a funny story about the changes they experienced including living in government housing and their first snowmobile. Guest host Susie Nakashuk plays the story for their daughter Sara Flynn who enjoys this story from long ago.

ᐊᐃᑑ ᐅᐃᑖᓗᒃᑑᑉ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᑐ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᓃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᐃᑑᑉ ᐊᖓᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᖤᓂ ᐃᑦᑐᓵᑦᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᒥᐊᔨ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᑐᓃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒍᑎᒋᔭᕕᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᕐᑑ. Eddy Weetaluktuk tells the story of fighting in the Korean War. When Mary plays the story for Eddy’s nephew Anthony Ittoshat she learns more about Eddy’s life as an Inuk war veteran.

ᐊᖑᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᒥ. ᒥᐊᕆ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑑᑉ ᐊᑎᖓᓂ. An unidentified man from our archives tells a story about witnessing a shaman. Mary hopes listeners enjoy the story and can help identify the storyteller.

**ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᑦ: ᐅᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᖑᔪ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᐳ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᑲᕐᑕᖓ ᐊᓐᓂᓇᕐᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᒥᔪ ᐱᐊᕋᒋᔭᕐᒥᓂ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑐ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓂᐊᕐᐸᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖃᐅᒪᔭᕐᒥᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᒃ** ᒥᐊᕆ ᐊᐅᒐᓈ ᑕᒍᕐᓈ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᖃᓪᓗᓈ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᑎᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒥᐊᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᐊᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒧᑦ. ᐃᓚᓕᒫᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓪᓚᕆᓯᒪᔪᖅ. **Warning - This story includes some painful memories about children being separated from their families which may be triggering for some listeners.** The late Mary Augannaq Tagoona shares the story of her son being taken south for an education experiment. When Host Mary Powder plays this story for Mary’s other son William we learn about the impact this had on their family.

ᖂᔫ ᐅᑦᑐᕿ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᓂᑯ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑎᐅᒍᓯᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᑐᓴᕐᓂᖅᑑᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒥᐊᕆ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓲᓯ ᓇᑲᓱᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᕐᑑ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᐅ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ. ᑐᓴᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᒥᐊᕆ ᖂᔫ ᐃᖑᑕᖓᓂ, ᐃᖑᑕᖓᓗ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᔪᑦ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᑑᔮᕐᑐ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. Kooyou Ootokie tells a story about Inuit traditional medicine which interests Mary and fellow archivist Susie Nakashuk. When Mary calls Kooyou’s granddaughter she learns just how powerful it can be to hear these stories again.