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Title:

Inuinnait Voices from the Diveky Collection

Agreement Number:

LHOV-04-003

Agreement Value:

$24,805.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

In 2021, PI/KHS received a donation of 276 Inuinnaqtun/Inuktitut recordings by George Diveky from 1973-77 during time spent teaching in the Arctic communities of Kugaaruk and Kugluktuk. George envisioned the recording project as a platform for documenting the region's rapidly vanishing language and oral history. The recordings contain a variety of Inuit recollections and stories, and rare retelling of the pan-Inuit mythological pantheon in the Inuinnaqtun language and from an Inuinnait regional perspective. It also includes rare first-hand Inuit accounts of encounters with early Arctic explorers, including Rasmussen's Fifth Thule Expedition (1923). The main goal of this project is to make the important language and cultural content of these recordings accessible to Inuit across the Arctic; ensure long-term storage, preservation, and accessibility of Inuinnaqtun and Inuinnait culture; advance knowledge and understanding of Inuinnait history, language, traditions and culture through accessibility; increase the number of primary Inuinnaqtun sources available for language learners to consult Inuinnaqtun terminology and listen to correct pronunciations; support digital oral histories and songs to be shareable and accessible to the public.

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Purshase of 1/4 inch reel-to-reel player to review all tapes, remove duplicate, blank and unplayable cassettes and reels and organize/label/catalogue content into Master Database format for professional digitization. Scan all notes accompanying recordings, and transcribe handwriting to type text for addition to Master Database

Ship to archival service for professional digitization

Travel to Workshop with Elder Janet Diveky to layer digitized recordings in related content from interviews, memories and provate collection archives (photos and fieldnotes)

Complete digitized recordings and written content into the Inuinnait Knowledge Band, PI/KHS' customized content management system (www.knowledgebank.ca), adding metadata and community licensing wherever applicable

Location:

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, CA X0B 0C0

Reference Number:

129-2023-2024 Q1-LHOV-04-003

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Kitikmeot Heritage Society

Program:

Listen, Hear Our Voices

Program Purpose:

Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: 1) digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures, and 2) building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.