by jasmine | Jan 1, 2024 | Inuvialuit Texts
Rose Marie Nirliq Iriarr̂uk Tuuqłaq Kirby (née Thrasher) was born at the Hornaday Riber in 1946, during a time when Inuvialuit lived nomadically. She spent her early years travelling with family around the Paulatuuq area following the changing seasons. Rose had a long... 
by jasmine | Jan 1, 2023 | Inuvialuit Texts
I continued to pursue healing for the experiences I had gone through in my more than 50 years on this Earth—through new friends, a stable life, and the consistent love and support of the Dr. Peter Centre. I was broken, and certainly my cracks were clearly visible, but... 
by jasmine | Jan 1, 2023 | Inuvialuit Texts
Qilalukkiqiniq UmiaqpauyakkunHunting Beluga Whales with Schooners. Inuvialuk Elder Billy Day (2002) told how qilalukkat (beluga whales) were hunted from schooners in the 1940s and 1950s: “During this time, the hunts were still organized. There was a camp leader,... 
by jasmine | Jan 1, 2020 | Inuvialuit Texts
Walking into the classroom the next morning, I stood as straight as I could. I was hoping to impress Sister MacQuillan, but I was in for a shock. The kind nun wasn’t there. It was the Raven who hovered behind the larger wooden desk, where Sister MacQuillan... 
by jasmine | Jan 1, 2017 | Inuvialuit Texts
Bessie Andreason shared this story of losing her parents, Ambrose Agnavigak and Lena Tammahuin, when she was fourteen years old. They were traveling on their schooner, the Nanuk, from Kugluktuk to their winter camp. When they stopped to visit friends at Wilmot Island,... 
by jasmine | Jan 1, 2016 | Inuvialuit Texts
A story about a young Inuvialuk girl, Aluniq, and her qunngiq (reindeer) calf, Buster. “You meanie! Take it easy!” Aluniq laughed as she tried to sit up, but Buster just butted her back down into the sand. She laughed and laughed. The sun shone brightly in the blue...