Page 1 of 3, showing 20 records out of 56 total, starting on record 1, ending on 20
Medawin
The first story tells about how rituals were performed to create good. It is a story about when a community nearly went into starvation and how an elder performed a shaking tent to prevent the community from this bad omen. The second story tells how an old man who was sick was brought back to health by similar rituals.
Age 6+
Elder helping caribou hunters
A group of people are starving long ago and they find tracks of caribou. The hunters are already very weak and cannot chase the caribou. An elder goes with the hunters towards the caribou. They see the caribou on the lake ice. The elder instructs the hunters to simply walk towards the caribou. The caribou don`t flee and are killed.
Age 6+
Long Ago
How one family lived.
Their daily food.
What they used to make their canoes.
Age 10+
- Code
EcEm-024-001
- File Size
2.38 mb
- Duration
14.13 mins
- Year Of Recording
19??
- Year Of Last Edit
2003
- Collected By
Unknown
- Sound Editor
Rose Dixon-Gilpin
- Described By
Rose Dixon-Gilpin
- Dialect
Southern
- Quality
Poor
- Communities
Eastmain
- Languages
Southern Dialect
- Themes
Legends, Memoirs
- Topics
Family, Tradition, Past, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Animals, Plants, Food, Starvation
Back in the year 1982
Talks about how he sees some children and knows how they are not being well fed because of the ways that we are living now and the changes that have come from the government.
Age 10+
Story of the man from Eastmain
David tells the story of a man who came from Eastmain with his sons during the Depression.
Age 10+
The Dream of David`s father
This is a story about when David`s parents lived throught the hardships of not having any food and living throught starvation and having to see a boy die because of the ways of the White man that came from the Hudson`s Bay company.
Age 10+
The old woman that was left behind and lives with a polar bear
There was an old woman that was left behind by the people she lived with. The people predicted that she would starve to death because she was not able to care for herself. A polar bear comes and lives with her.
Age 6+
Starvation
This story is about a woman who had experienced starvation when she was young. One day a man (Robert Longchap) came to their hunting trap line and had asked them to go with him to his hunting trap line. The reason for this was because the family couldn`t catch any fish.
Age 12+
Surviving on fish and small Game
George tells the story about the time when hunting was not good and how they only survived by fish and small game.
Age 6+
Almost starving and killing caribou
George tells a personal story long ago when they almost starved and then were able to kill caribou. He also tells of the technique of driving a herd of caribou back to their camp so the kill can be made close to camp.
Age 6+
Another year of life in the bush
George tells the story of a year living in the bush. His family left Fort George and paddled inland. They paddled up the river towards George River. He killed two black bears that fall. They fished at Kaawaawaayaapiskaau as the ice formed. Fish was scarce and they had a hard time catching fish. When they moved to another lake, they caught more fish. One night, a man from Waashaau arrives at their camp. They were able to give him some supplies. He mentions it was the year the Queen`s father`s father died (circa 1936).
Age 10+
- Code
EcCh-201-059
- File Size
11.01 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2007
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
History
- Themes
Memoirs
- Topics
Animals, Places, Artifacts, Food, Man, Woman, Starvation, Family, Boy, Transportation, Tradition, Inter-racial, Past, Seasons, Fall, Winter
Finding a starving camp
A hunter finds a camp of starving people who were already very weak. He returns home and tells his father. The next day, the elder tells his son to go back. On his way, he sees a large herd of caribou. The hunters set snares and capture many caribou. They brought the caribou to the starving camp and helped them survive.
Age 6+
Hard times long ago
George talks about a time of starvation when he was a teenager. It was around Christmas time and they had no food. They reached another camp where the people were hungry also. The wolves were driving the caribou away. They finally were able to get caribou. They went to the other camp to give them food. Many people had starved to death that winter.
Age 6+
- Code
EcCh-201-050
- File Size
9.41 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2007
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
History
- Themes
Memoirs, Interview
- Topics
Starvation, Transportation, Family, Tradition, Celebrations, Past, Seasons, Winter, Animals, Places, Artifacts, Food
Hardship in the Past
George tells a story of his life in the past. His family experienced hunger. They had cached food for the winter but crows and foxes ate everything from the cache. His family camped with people from Whapmagoostui at Apishikimiish (Lac Bienville). As they move further east towards Mistisiipii (George River), they meet up with Montagnais people from Waashaau (Sept Isles?). The Montagnais family was starving. George mentioned that it was hard to communicate with them. George helped the Montagnais by giving them some fish to use as bait for their fish hooks.
Age 12+
- Code
EcCh-201-055
- File Size
21.89 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2007
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
Social studies, History, Geography
- Themes
Memoirs
- Topics
Tradition, Food, Clothing, Past, Seasons, Man, Summer, Woman, Spring, Starvation, Transportation, Fall, Inter-racial, Winter, Family, Boy, Animals, Girl, Places, Artifacts
Interview about Legends and other explanations
Robert Kanatewat interviews both George Head and Samson Neacappo about legends and other aspects of life long ago and how the legends were told. Explanation about how traditional names came from and several names are explained, such as Neacappo, Head, Pachano and Pepabano. Names derived from dreams and nature. Origins of legends and time when legends were told. Difference between legends and stories. Information received from dreams and how songs were composed. The elders also predict how the legends will fade in the future.
Age 8+
- Code
EcCh-201-038
- File Size
42.93 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2006
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
Art and Music, Social studies, Citizenship, History, Spirituality
- Themes
Memoirs, Discussion, Interview, Teachings
- Topics
Food, Man, Woman, Predictions, Starvation, Family, Supernatural, Boy, Inter-racial, Girl, Tradition, Past, Seasons, Animals, Artifacts
Kuikuhaachaau and Chiihchiikwaayush
This is one story of Kuikuhaachaau. Wolves reach Kuikuhaachaau. The leader of the wolves is named Chiihchiikwaayush. They begin living together. Kuikuhaachaau seems to be very pitiful compared to the wolves. The wolves seem to use shaman power in their hunt but Kuikuhaachaau is very unsuccessful. The wolves give him some of their power but Kuikuhaachaau uses it indiscriminantly. Another time when Kuikuhaachaau collects rock tripe, an arrow passes by him. The other person tries to help using special power but Kuikuhaachaau fails to follow the orders and the help fails. Then, Kuikuhaachaau reaches the man Kaa Umaanikinishiu. Kuikaahaachaau asks him for his caribou corral. Kaa Umaanikinishiu instructs Kuikuhaachaau how to use it but he fails to follow the instructions and isn`t able to kill any caribou.
Age 6+
- Code
EcCh-201-054
- File Size
17.54 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2007
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
Social studies
- Themes
Legends
- Topics
Seasons, Winter, Animals, Places, Artifacts, Food, Clothing, Man, Woman, Starvation, Supernatural, Transportation, Family, Tradition, Past
Life in the past
George tells a story of another winter where they were inland. As they moved inland, they met a Whapmagoostui man coming from the other direction. The man was already very thin from starvation. They lived together at Apishikimiish (Lac Bienville). At that camp, there were over 100 people. They didn`t have much success finding caribou. As George`s family moves away, they kill some caribou.
Age 12+
- Code
EcCh-201-056
- File Size
7.41 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2007
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
History
- Themes
Memoirs
- Topics
Places, Artifacts, Food, Clothing, Man, Woman, Starvation, Transportation, Family, Tradition, Seasons, Fall, Winter, Animals
One year of life in the bush
George recalls a time when he was very young. The hunters had a hard time getting caribou and food became scarce during the winter. The people traveled towards the coast to Whapmagoostui to get supplies. After getting supplies, the hunters gained their strength back.
Age 10+
- Code
EcCh-201-058
- File Size
6.68 mb
- Duration
0 mins
- Year Of Recording
1965
- Year Of Last Edit
2007
- Collected By
George Bauer
- Sound Editor
Brian Webb
- Described By
Brian Webb
- Dialect
Northern
- Quality
Good with noise
- Communities
Chisasibi
- Languages
Northern Dialect
- Teachings
History
- Themes
Memoirs
- Topics
Fall, Winter, Animals, Places, Artifacts, Food, Man, Starvation, Transportation, Family, Inter-racial, Boy, Tradition, Past, Seasons
Orphan boy saves people from starving
Story of an orphan boy who was able to lead a band of people to kill caribou and save them from starving.
Age 6+
Starvation
George tells a story of how poor the Crees were at one point. He remembers traveling to Chisasibi to trade for a little bit of food to survive. Wild game was scarce at the time. He recalls almost starving to death.
Age 12+
About this catalogue
EcCh-028-001-01.mp3
