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Elder - Sivugat Palluq

Wisdom is passed down to us through child rearing. Wisdom comes through the sayings of our Elders. We are told to follow certain things as we are growing up.



Tamapta: 1 of 4

Narrator: Grant MacEwan Community College is situated in the heart of Edmonton’s downtown and is where Alison Lennie of Inuvik, NT is working towards her Bachelor of Commerce Degree.



Sharing Circle: Part 3 of 4

I live on $200/month. My program does not take very much money. I started off with the house that I grew up in. As long as I have a warm place for the children to learn in, that’s my biggest goal.



Qallunajatut Urban: Urban Inuk Part 2 of 2

When I pull here, the other ones get tighter too. My grandfather taught me when I was becoming a hunter. He teaches me all kinds of things. He wants me to have these skills too.



My Father, My Teacher: Part 2 of 2

Victor: Times change. We’re in a fast world. “I’ve got to go”, ”I’ve got to make a phone call”, “I have to go to a meeting”. I got nothing against it. It has to happen.



Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk: Part 3 of 3

Narrator: Community life brings about fundamental changes to the social fabric in Nunavik.



Elder - Evie Battey

I have noticed the difference in how relationships between men and women are today. In the subject of finding a partner or in marriage. It is so different than in the past.



Elder - Evie Battey

As a child, it used to be so tempting to eat when you were visiting and the people you were visiting were cooking meat. I would wait and wait hoping to be lucky enough to be fed.



Elder - Evie Battey

When we were children we were forbidden from listening to the stories that were told by our parents and Elders.



Elder - Mar Battey

When we were young, my friend Elisapee and I were gone out on the land to pick berries. We brought a small dog with us who followed us all day.


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