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ᐧᒑᕐᒡ ᐧᒑᕐᒋᑮᔥ George Georgekish

ᐋ ᒥᒌᔑᑳᒡ
Bad Weather

ᑎᐹᒋᒥᐤ ᑳ ᒑᔥᑎᓂᑯᐧᐃᑦ ᐋ ᒥᒌᔑᑳᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᒥᔅᑭᐦᒃ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐧᐃᒋᔥᑎᑯᔑᒨᑦ᙮ ᑳ ᑰᑎᐧᐋᑦ; ᑳ ᐋᑎ ᑰᑯᐧᐃᔑᑦ᙮

Tells a story about when he was caught in bad stormy weather and found shelter under a tree and built a fire and fell asleep in it.

Age 6+

EcWe-035-011.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-011
File Size: 0.77 mb
Duration: 4 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies
Themes: Memoirs, Interview, Teachings
Topics: Past, Seasons, Winter, Places, Man

ᐋᐦ ᐅᔑᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐱᐳᓂᑳᓐ
Building a lodge

George Georgekish

ᐧᒑᕐᒡ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᒑᐤ ᐋ ᐅᔑᑖᑭᓄᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐱᐳᓂᑭᒥᑯᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐧᐋᐧᐄᐦᑎᒻ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔑᓂᐦᑳᑖᔨᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔮᐱᑎᓂᔨᒡ᙮ ᑖᔑᐱᑖᑭᓂᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐃᔮᔨᐧᒫᐅᐦᐄᑭᐤ ᐋ ᐊᒋᔅᑖᓱᑭᒥᑯᔨᒡ, ᒑ ᐋᐦᑳ ᒋ ᐱᒫᔨᐦᑎᒥᔨᐦᒡ ᐋᐧᐋᓰᔅᐦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ᙮

George is teaching how to build lodges and he describes also how food was stored in caches so that other animals would not be able to get to the food.

Age 10+

EcWe-035-010-01.mp3

EcWe-035-010-02.mp3

EcWe-035-010-03.mp3

EcWe-035-010-04.mp3

EcWe-035-010-05.mp3

EcWe-035-010-06.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-010
File Size: 2.81 mb
Duration: 8 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, Science
Themes: Interview, Teachings, Discussion
Topics: Tradition, Animals, Artifacts, Food

ᑖᓂᑖ ᐧᐋᐦᒋ ᑭᔥᑯᐧᐃᒡ
How it became foggy

George Georgekish

ᐧᒑᕐᒡ ᒌ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᒑᐤ ᑖᓐᑖ ᐧᐋᐦᒋ ᑭᔥᑯᐧᐃᓂᔨᒡ᙮

George tells the legend of how it became foggy.

Age 4+

EcWe-035-003.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-003
File Size: 1.42 mb
Duration: 6 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne C. House
Described By: Suzanne C. House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Geography
Themes: Legends, Teachings
Topics: Supernatural

ᐋ ᐃᑖᐃᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐃᔥᒌᒫᐅᒡ
Interactions between the Cree and the Inuit

George Georgekish

ᐅ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐧᐄᐦᑖᑯᐧᐃᓐ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔨᑖᔨᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐃᔥᒌᒫᐅᒡ᙮

This is a story about the relationships between the Inuit and the Cree.

Age 6+

EcWe-035-007.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-007
File Size: 0.55 mb
Duration: 3 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Citizenship, History
Themes: Memoirs, Teachings
Topics: Man, Inter-racial

ᒥᑖᐧᐃᓐ
Shamanism

George Georgekish

ᐧᐊᔥᑭᒡ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᐋ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᐧᔮᐃᐦᑎᒥᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᐊᐧᐋᔨᐤᐦ᙮ ᒌ ᒥᑖᐧᐃᑎᐧᐋᐅᐧᐃᒡ᙮ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᔥᑯᐧᐋᔨᒡ ᐅᒥᑖᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ᙮

Long ago when people were not happy with others, they used their powers in a harmful way.

Age 10+

EcWe-035-002.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-002
File Size: 0.21 mb
Duration: 3.1 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Suzanne C. House
Described By: Suzanne C. House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality
Themes: Teachings
Topics: Family, Tradition, Man, Woman, Predictions

ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ (ᐋ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᑖᓱᓈᓄᐧᐃᒡ)
Song

George Georgekish

ᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒻ ᑳ ᐃᑖᔨᐦᑎᐦᒃ ᐋ ᓂᑑᐦᐅᑖᓱᓈᓄᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐋᑎ ᓂᑭᒧᑦ᙮

He talks a little about what he thought about taking supplies by canoe and then he sings.

Age 4+

EcWe-035-005.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-005
File Size: 0.22 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music
Themes: Song
Topics: Family, Man

ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Song

George Georgekish

ᓂᑭᒥᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ᙮

He sings a song.

Age 4+

EcWe-035-004.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-004
File Size: 0.19 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Song

ᓂᑳᒨ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᐧᒑᕐᒡ
Song and story

George Georgekish

ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐆ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ᙮

This is a song and story

Age 6+

EcWe-035-006-01.mp3

EcWe-035-006-02.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-006
File Size: 0.42 mb
Duration: 2 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality
Themes: Song, Legends
Topics: Animals

ᐃᔥᒌᒫᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔮᔨᒧᒫᑭᓄᐧᐃᑦ
Story of the Inuit

George Georgekish

ᐃᔥᒌᒫᐤᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᐤ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᒋᐦᒋ ᐅᓂᑑᐦᐆᔅᒌᐧᐋᐦᒡ᙮ ᒥᓂᔥᑎᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑖ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᒡ᙮ ᒑᒃ ᓈᓈᒥᒌᒻ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔮᐅᓈᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᓂᐱᔨᔨᐤ᙮ ᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᐱᒋᒡ ᐅᑖᓂᔅᐦ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒑᐧᐋᐤ ᒑ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᒫᔨᐦᒡ ᐅᑖᒥᐧᐋᐤᐦ᙮ ᐧᐋᐱᔅᒄ ᒫᒃ ᒌ ᐧᐋᐱᒫᐅᒡ᙮ ᑳ ᐱᔥᑳᐹᒋᐦᐅᐧᒫᑦ ᐅᑖᒻᐦ ᐅᐲᔖᑭᓈᐲᒥᔨᐤ᙮ ᑳ ᓂᐱᐦᐋᑦ, ᑳ ᒥᒥᔪᐦᑯᐧᐋᑦ, ᐱᔥᒡ ᑳ ᐅᑎᓂᐦᒃ ᐊᓂᔮ ᐅᔮᓯᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐧᐋᐱᔅᑯᔮᓐᐦ᙮ ᑳ ᒋᑖᒡ ᐅᒦᒋᒥᐧᐋᐤ᙮ ᒦᓐ ᑳ ᒋᑐᐦᑖᒡ, ᓈᔥᑎᔨᒡ ᓂᒥ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒧᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᐤ᙮ ᒑᒃ ᓈᓈᒥᒋᔨᒻ ᐋᑎ ᒥᔪᒌᔑᑳᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳᐧᐋᐱᒫᒡ ᐋᐦᒋᒄᐦ ᑳ ᓂᐱᐦᐋᑦ᙮

This story about the Inuit.They went to their hunting ground. They were staying on the island and the water was getting further away.He went with his daughter to look after their dogs. They saw a polar bear on the ice. he cut off one of his dogs to run after the polar bear. He killed the polar bear; skins it and cuts off the meat. He felt the ice moving and it breaks; he took some of the meat and couldn`t leave the fur. They all the meat he took. They left and it was beginning to get sunny; they saw nothing and didn`t know where to go. They went away and they saw a seal and killed it.

Age 6+

EcWe-035-008-01.mp3

EcWe-035-008-02.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-008
File Size: 2.11 mb
Duration: 12 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, Geography
Themes: Memoirs
Topics: Family, Girl, Spring, Winter, Animals, Food, Man, Inter-racial

ᓂᒫᔅ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒥᒄ ᐋᐦ ᐊᐱᔖᔑᒡ ᓂᑑᐦᐆᐧᐃᓐ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦ ᐅᑖᐦᒋᐦᐅᓈᓂᐧᐃᒡ
Surviving on fish and small Game

George Georgekish

ᐧᒑᕐᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒌ ᓂᐱᐦᑖᑭᓄᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ ᓂᒫᔅᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋ ᐃᔮᐱᔖᔨᒡ ᒦᒋᒥᔫ ᐋ ᒌ ᐅᐦᑖᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᒡ᙮

George tells the story about the time when hunting was not good and how they only survived by fish and small game.

Age 6+

EcWe-035-012.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-012
File Size: 1.28 mb
Duration: 7 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies
Themes: Memoirs, Interview
Topics: Family, Tradition, Animals, Food, Starvation

ᐋᑑᔅᐧᑳᐤ
The giant woman

George Georgekish

ᐊᑑᔥ ᑳᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᐧᐃᑦ ᑎᐹᒋᑭᓂᐤ᙮ ᓃᔓ ᐅᑖᓂᔅᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ

This is a story about a giant woman who lived with her two daughters.

Age 10+

EcWe-035-001-01.mp3

EcWe-035-001-02.mp3

EcWe-035-001-03.mp3

EcWe-035-001-04.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-001
File Size: 4.36 mb
Duration: 25.23 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne C.House
Described By: Suzanne C.House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Legends
Topics: Girl, Woman, Monsters

ᓈᐹᐤ ᑳ ᐃᔮᐧᑳᒫᑦ ᐄᔨᔨᐤᐦ ᒑ ᑎᑯᔑᓂᔨᐦᒡ ᐊᑑᔥᐦ
The old man who warned the people of Adush

George Georgekish

ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ ᑳ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒃ ᒑ ᒧᔑᐦᐋᒡ ᐊᑑᔥᐦ᙮ ᑳ ᐃᔮᐧᑳᒫᑦ ᐄᔨᔨᐤᐦ ᒑ ᑎᑯᔑᓂᔨᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐊᑑᔥᐦ ᐋ ᐃᔨᐦᑖᒡ᙮

There was an old man who predicted that (Adoosh) a Monster would be coming to their camp with his family and warned the people.

Age 6+

EcWe-035-009-01.mp3

EcWe-035-009-02.mp3

EcWe-035-009-03.mp3

EcWe-035-009-04.mp3

Code: EcWe-035-009
File Size: 3.80 mb
Duration: 17 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Suzanne House
Described By: Suzanne House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies
Themes: Teachings, Memoirs
Topics: Family, Man, Predictions, Monsters

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