Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Digitizing Material from Inuvialuit Oral History Projects
Agreement Number:
LHOV-03-001
Agreement Value:
$40,000.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 10, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
Between 1990 and 2000, the Inuvialuit Social Development Program conducted three major oral history projects about Inuvialuit use and traditional knowledge of the Yukon North Slope (including Herschel Island), and Banks Island in the Northwest Territories. Elders were transported back by boat and helicopter to their former camps to be interviewed. The projects resulted in 223 audio recordings, which were transcribed in Inuvialuktun and translated into English—an essential effort since few Inuvialuit were fluent in Inuvialuktun. While half of those recordings are accessible on the Inuvialuit Digital Library website, the other half are missing, along with the video Ikaahuk (produced in Inuvialuktun with English subtitles).
The Inuvialuktun transcriptions, English translations of all tapes, and indexes of the English translations are not available on the website due to problems converting files from the 1994 Word program. Once their layout is finalized and the missing Inuvialuktun letters are added to each page, the documents will be converted into PDF format. These digitized versions will then be uploaded to the Inuvialuit Digital Library website. The same will be done with the digitized tapes and video so that all the material from the 1990s Inuvialuit oral history projects is available online.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
Digitized preservation of English translations and Inuvialuktun transcriptions from 223 interviews
Digitized preservation of 109 audiotapes and one video
Free access to Inuvialuit oral history material by Inuvialuit Digital Library users
Location:
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, CA X0E 0T0
Reference Number:
129-2022-2023-Q1-LHOV-03-001
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Pitquhiit-Pitqusiit
Program:
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Program Purpose:
Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures; and building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.