ᒧᕇᓯ ᑰᑭᐊᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᓂ ᓯᕐᓈᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᓲᖃᐃᒪ ᐳᑭᑦᑕᓕᒧᑦ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᑦᑕᐅᓚᐅᓯᒪᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᖅᓱᕉᑎᖃᓗᐊᕐᑎᓗᖏᑦ ᑳᓐᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᑐᓵᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓂᑳᖓᓂ ᒥᐊᕆᒧᑦ ᐹᐸᓗ ᑰᑭᐊᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᓯᑯᓗ ᓈᓚᓚᐅᕐᑐ. Maurice Kukkiak of Igluligarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet) tells the story of how he finally stood up to an RCMP officer who had been bullying his father. When Mary plays this story for Maurice's wife Paapalut Kukkiak, she learns about how this altercation took place during a time of hardship and hunger in the Kivalliq region.

ᒌ ᑲᑭᐊᕐᓂᐅᓐ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᑦᐹᒥ ᑲᖓᑕᓲᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖁᒥᐊᒐᕕᓂᐅᑉ ᐴᑯᓗᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᓯᑭᑑᕐᒥᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᕕᓂᐅᑉ ᐴᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᓈᓚᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᐹ ᑐᕇᓴ ᐊᑕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᑐᓵᒍᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᓂᐱᐊᓂ. Guy Kakkianiun of Kugaaruk clearly remembers the first time he saw an airplane, and other new objects like candy, gum wrappers, skidoos, and cigarettes. When Mary plays this story for Guy’s daughter Teresa, she opens up and shares more about her fathers life.

ᓗᐃ ᐅᖅᓱᑭᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏ ᑐᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᒍᓯᕆᕙᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓯᒪᓕᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᒥᐊᕆ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᒪᐅᕐᑕᖓ. ᓲᓵᓐ ᒪᑉᓕᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᓗᐃ ᓇᔭᖓ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᓂᑦ. Louis Oksokitok shares his knowledge about ravens, including how their voices have changed over the years. When Mary and our new associate producer Anna Ashoona Seagrave play this recording for Louis’ sister Susanna Mablick, they hear a touching story about her unique connection with ravens.

ᐃᒃᑲᕆᐊᓗ ᕼᒻ ᑲᑦᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪ ᐃᒫᑲᓴᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᕐᓯᒪᑎᒡᓗᒍ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᑐᓵᑎᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᕋᐃᒋᓕ ᐆᑐᕙᒧᑦ ᐸᓂᖓ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᕈᑎᓚᐅᕐᐹ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᐊᖅᓱᕈᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. Ikkarialu Ham Kadloo shares his experience of travelling by dogteam and almost drowning when a shaman put a spell on him. When Mary shares the story with his daughter Ragilee Ootoova, Mary learns some new details of what happened on that frightening day.

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.