áááᦠá ááá³áᦠ(Inuit Unikkaangit): Recent Episodes
CBC Radio
áááᦠá ááá³ááá á±ááᨠáá»áªá áááᦠá ááá³áááááá ááá´á áá᧠á´áááá¦áᨠáá´á á´á áá¦á¯áááá³ ááá´á ááá¯á¦, á ááá³ááᦠá ááá³áᦠááááá áªáᦠá¯ááªááá¹á¥ á ááá³áááááᦠáá´áá áá¦áá á á°á²á°áá¯á¦ áá´á á´á áá°áªá.
Host and Archivist Mary Powder reunites Inuit with stories from CBC Northâs vast Inuktitut language archives by replaying them for the descendants of the original storytellers, some of whom are hearing them for the very first time.
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
ááᦠá ááá³ááá áá¯áá áá¯áªáá¥á áááá¯á¥. á¥áá ááá ááááá³á áá á¨áá²á ááá áááááá ááá ááá á ááá³ááá áááá. 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.
áá á¨áªáá¦: á á á ááá²á᪠ááááááááááá³ ááááá áá á¨áªáá¨ááᦠá áá²ááá ááááááᥠá áá á¯ááá¥áª á±áááááá¥á áááá ááááá ááá á á¾á¨ááááá¸á¦ ááªáá ááá áªááá¥á á áá á¯áá á¥áá áá áá áááá á ááá³áá áá¯áªáªá áááá ááªáá ááááᦠááááááááááá áá áá¯áªáªá áááᦠááááááááááªáá áááªá¯ááᦠáá á¨á´á áá áªáá. á ááá³á áá´á á´á áááá ááá á¥ááá á áá¯áá áááááᦠá áááá§á¦. áááá«áááᦠááªáá áá¦áááªááá¯áªáªá . 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 Maryâs other son William we learn about the impact this had on their family.
ááá á áááááá á ááá³áá áá á ááá áááá áá¯áªááá. áááá áááá ááá¤á áá¦ááµá¦á¥ á ááªáááááá áá³á á¥áᨠááá á ááááááá áá¯áªááááááááᦠáá áªááá á áá á¯áááá. Eddy Weetaluktuk tells the story of fighting in the Korean War. When Mary plays the story for Eddyâs nephew Anthony Ittoshat she learns more about Eddyâs life as an Inuk war veteran.
ááªáááᥠá ááá³ááááá áá³á áµá áá»áªá ááá´á± ááá ᢠááá áááªáá¯á¦ áá¡ááááá¸áááááááᦠá áá áááá¥á¦ áá»áªá á¯ááá ááá ááááááááá¦. á áááá áá áá á²á¯ áá²á±á áá¯á á ááá³áá ááµáááá áá¥áªá . á¸áááá áªá áá¯áá á ááá³áá ááá á¯áá ááá¥á¦ ááá áááᦠá±á á¯áᦠáá¯á¾á¨á¸áªááááá áááááᦠá áá á¯áááááá¦. 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.
áá« á á¦áá¿ á ááá³ááᯠáááᦠááááá¯á áá áá¯áááááá¦, áá´ááá ááááᦠá¥áá áá»áªá á²á¯ áá²á±á á áááááá áá ááªááªá á¥á¦áµáá¦. áá´áááá²áááá áá³á á¥áá áá« ááááá, ááááá á ááá ááá á ááá³ááªá¦ ááµáá áá²áááááááá®áá á áªáá¥. Kooyou Ootokie tells a story about Inuit traditional medicine which interests Mary and fellow archivist Susie Nakashuk. When Mary calls Kooyouâs granddaughter she learns just how powerful it can be to hear these stories again.
á°ááᯠáááá á áááá áá á¨ááááá áá áá³á á¥ááá§á¦. á ááá³ 7 - ááá¦áá ááá áá á¨áªáá áá áá»áªá, á°ááᯠáááá áªá . áááááᦠáá´á ááá áá á᪠ááá ááá á ááá³áá áá±á áááááá áá ááªá¦. áááá á áááá ááᯠááá á ááªáááááá áá áá á¥áá᧠ááááá á ááá³áá á áá á¯ááá ááá. Mary connects with the son of the late Kuniluusi Nutarak. Nutarak was the unknown storyteller in episode 7. Thanks to listeners who recognized his voice Mary was able to connect with Nutarakâs son Jayko Alooloo to learn more about his Dadâs stories.
á¥áá á ááááááªááá áá á¸áááá áªá¥ áá»áªá áá¡áá¯ááá á¯á áá±á á á¥ááµá. á ááá³ 6 âáááá ááá áá á¨áªáá áá ááááá ááªáá±áªáá á¥ááµá á ááá³áááá. áá±á áá»áªá ááá áááᦠááá´ááá áá áá áááááááá. á¯á á á ááá³á áá´á áá á¯áªáªá áá¥áááá ááá¯áá áááááá áá áá¯áªáª. Mary connects with the daughter and cousin of the late Koonoo Ipirq. Koonoo was the unknown storyteller in episode 6 talking about the Qallupilluk. Thanks to a family friend who recognized her voice, Mary was able to learn more about Koonooâs story and the impact it had on the kids she told it too.
á ááá³á 1 áááááá¯áªáªá : á ááá³á 3 - á¦á¦áá á áá á¯ááá áá ááá á áá³áá ááá á¸áááá¦, ááá ááªá ááªáá , áááááá ááá á ááá³áá áá á±áá ááªáá , á±á á¯áááá áááá á áá á¯áááá . á áá á¯áá»á¥áá ááªá áááááᦠááááá¯áááá áá ááᯠá±áááᦠáá ááááááááááá áááá á¯áªáá. Bonus Episode 1: Mary connects with the daughter of the late Philip Qamanirq. He was the unknown storyteller in Episode 3, but thanks to listeners who recognized his voice, Mary was able to track down his daughter Audrey to hear about a special collection of things her Dad gifted to her before he died.
á ááá³áá áááá ááá áá á¨áªáááᯠáá á¨á²á ááá ááªáá, á ááá³áá áá³áá á áááá¯áᦠáá¾á¨áááááááá¦. áá±áªá á á ááá³ááá ááááá áááá¦áá¯áªááªááá. Another unknown man from our archives shares his knowledge on the various types of snow, their names, and the differences between them. Mary hopes listeners recognize the manâs voice and can help her connect with his family.
áááá ááá áá á¨áªáááá¯, á ááá³áááá ááªáá±áá á¥ááµá, ááªáá¯áá áááááªá. á¯áááá¯ááááá á ááá²á á¥ááá, á¥áᨠáá á¨áá²áááá ááªáá ááá ááá. An unknown woman from our archives re-tells a story she was told about the Qallupilluk: a creature that would capture children and pull them into the sea. The tale is told to discourage kids from playing on floating ice, and Mary wants to know if listeners can help identify our storyteller.
áá ááá á¸áªáá á ááá³á á ááá á´á áá áá áá¯áªááááᦠáá«ááááá¦. áááá ááá¡á á¸áªáá ááµááá áá±áá á, á áááá ááá á ááá³ááááááá ááá áá á±ááááá áá¯áªáááá. Qaunaq Palluq tells a story about his parents travelling to another camp during winter and an avalanche that struck as they stopped for a break. When Mary plays this story for Qaunaqâs wife Igah Palluq, Igah shares more about how the family survived the ordeal and the hardship that followed.
ááá´á á¹á¦áá® á ááá³áá ááªááááá áááá áááᦠáá á¯áá¦á¯ááá áááááá¦. ááá´áá áá²á á«á¯á± á¹á¦áá® ááµááá áá¸á á ááá±áá áááªááá ááá áªáááá áá áááá. Isaaki Padlayat talks about how Inuit had a simple life before outsiders arrived. No matter how much hardship there was, Inuit were comfortable with their ways. When Mary reaches Isaakiâs younger brother Josepi Padlayat, Josepi tells her that his late brother believed Inuit had the skills to survive.
á¯áá á°á á ááá³áá ááá ááá áá áááááááá. ááá á°á ááµááá ááá, ááá áªáááá áá áá áááá áá á¨áªáááá ááááá. Stephen Kootoo tells a story about how hunters knew when the conditions were right to go hunting. When Mary plays the story for Stevenâs daugher Leetia Kootoo, Leetia talks about how she was taught this knowledge by her father.
ááá á ááá³áá áá á¨áªáááá¯, áááá á á±á á¯áá á áá³áá, ááá áá á¨áªááá¸á ááá ááá áá á¨á²á ááá ááªáá. An unknown man from our archives tells a story about how to interpret the wind, and the things it can tell you. Mary asks listeners to help her find the name of the storyteller.
áá á áá±á á ááá³áá áá á±ááá ááá áá, á¿á»á¥áá á¸ááá áááá áá»áªá áá²áªá áááááá á±á»ááá ááá. áá á áá±ááá á¸ááá á áá±á² á¸ááá¸á¥ ááµáá¦ááá áá³, á áá±á² á±ááááá áá ááááááá ááááááá¸áá ááááá, ááááá ááªáªááá¯ááá. Nauya Tassugat tells a story about working hard, getting your dogteam ready and the importance of helping others. When Mary plays the story for Nauyaâs daughter Rebecca Panikpa, she remembers the caribou and seal skin clothes she wore as a girl, and the work her dad did to harvest those animals.
á´áá¨á áááá á ááá³áááá ááááá±á áá»áªá áááááªáááᦠá¥á¦áµá á áá á¯ááááá. á´áá¨áá áááá ááµááá áá¸á ááááá á ááá³áá. á±á¦á¯á á á áá á¯áªáª áááá á ááá³áááá áááá áá»áªá ááá¦áááá ááááá. Simonie Alainga tells a story about the oddities heâs observed with shadow people and little people. When Mary plays the story for Simonieâs son Pitseolak Alainga he tells her how Simonie did most of his storytelling and teaching on the land.
á°á²á°áá¯á¦ á áá ááªááááá á ááá³ááááªá, áá±ááá áá¯ááááá¦, áá´á á´á áá¯ááááᦠáááá¯áªáªá¦. áááᦠáá á¨áªááááᦠááá á¢áᦠáááᦠááá³áᦠá±á»áªáá ááá áá¦ááá³ , á ááá³ááá á¯áªáªá¦ ááá¦áá¦áááá , ááªáªáᦠá¥ááµáá¦, áá ááááᦠá±á¦áááá±ááá áªá áá»áªá áá¯áᦠá áá¦ááªá¦ á ááá³áá á¯áªáªá¦. á¥áá á¸á á áá´á á´á áá¦á¯ááá³á áááᦠá ááá³áááá¦, á ááá³ááá á á áá³áᦠáááááᦠá¯ááªááá¹ááªá¥ áá´áá ááá áá.
The CBC North archive holds thousands of hours of recently digitised interviews and conversations with Inuit, in Inuktitut, going back decades. This vault of material includes stories about the land, animals, medicine, respect and more. As a catalog it reflects Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit - Inuit traditional knowledge and principles - and through the podcast Inuit Unikkaangit, archivist Mary Powder reunites Inuit with these valuable teachings by inviting listeners to join her as she replays them for the descendants of the original storytellers