Episodes

  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 17: ᒨᓱᓯ ᐊᓕᔭᒃ Episode 17: Moses Aliyak

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 17: ᒨᓱᓯ ᐊᓕᔭᒃ Episode 17: Moses Aliyak
    May 1 2024
    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.
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    32 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 16: ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᖁᕝᕙᖄ ᐃᓴᑭᐊᒃ Episode 16: Elizabeth Quvvaqqaa Issakiark

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 16: ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᖁᕝᕙᖄ ᐃᓴᑭᐊᒃ Episode 16: Elizabeth Quvvaqqaa Issakiark
    Apr 1 2024
    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.
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    42 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 15: ᔨᒥ ᒋᐸᓐᔅ ᐅᕕᓂᒃ Episode 15: Jimmy Gibbons Uvinik

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 15: ᔨᒥ ᒋᐸᓐᔅ ᐅᕕᓂᒃ Episode 15: Jimmy Gibbons Uvinik
    Mar 1 2024
    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.
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    56 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 14: ᒪᐃᒃ ᐳᕉᔅ Episode 14: Mike Bruce

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 14: ᒪᐃᒃ ᐳᕉᔅ Episode 14: Mike Bruce
    Feb 8 2024
    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
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    41 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 9: ᓵᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᑎᓇᔅᖢ Episode 9: Charlie and Elizabeth Tinashlu

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 9: ᓵᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᑎᓇᔅᖢ Episode 9: Charlie and Elizabeth Tinashlu
    Feb 23 2022
    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.
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    53 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 10: ᐊᐃᑑ ᐅᐃᑖᓗᒃᑑᑉ Episode 10: Eddy Weetaluktuk

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 10: ᐊᐃᑑ ᐅᐃᑖᓗᒃᑑᑉ Episode 10: Eddy Weetaluktuk
    Feb 23 2022
    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.
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    41 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 11: ᐊᖑᑦ Episode 11: Unidentified Man

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 11: ᐊᖑᑦ Episode 11: Unidentified Man
    Feb 23 2022
    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.
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    30 mins
  • ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 12: ᒥᐊᕆ ᐊᐅᒐᓈ ᑕᒍᕐᓈ Episode 12: Mary Augannaq Tagoona

    ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ 12: ᒥᐊᕆ ᐊᐅᒐᓈ ᑕᒍᕐᓈ Episode 12: Mary Augannaq Tagoona
    Feb 23 2022
    **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.
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    43 mins