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 At age 9, Zacharias Kunuk is taken away from his family and brought to Igloolik, so he can attend the Federal Day School and learn English. "This was the saddest day of my life" he recalls.

When Noah was nearing his death, he could not eat anymore, and even had a hard time swallowing water. He was craving muktuk (Bowhead whale skin and blubber). He asked that a whale be caught for him, and they managed to catch one.
He was able to eat again.

Louis Uttak recalls the smell of paint from the first four wooden houses built.

The first wooden buildings were built in the Avajja area. They smelled like paint even when you were on the beach.

Policemen and Priests would come from Pond Inlet to Igloolik. They were “very rich” and had helpers.

Life became very different when schools and government arrived. People would lose their family allowance if they did not send their kids to school. For Louis Uttak – it was scary times.

Noah Piugattuk recounts the story of how he was born in the first igloo of the season at a place named Sarvaq.

 Noah Piugattuk remembers the time when white people wanted to rename his land and started coming.

Health complications with Noah Piugattuk's wife made them move to town.

Inuit lifestyle was different in the past. They did not have a lot of entertainment, but they would play games.

Girls played with bones from the seal flippers and made houses out of them.

When all the chores were done and the caribou was skinned, they would play string games at night to pass the time.

Noah Piugattuk died in 1995 at the age of 95 years old. Thanks to the generosity of his family for sharing the stories of his life. And thanks to the IBC archive for providing Noah's interviews.

“I learned to stand up and be outspoken because I watched my parents not speaking up.”

Noah Piugattuk sits in the fancy Ottawa Hall before their dinner. He is wearing his kamiks and a suit jacket.

The missionaries created a separation between Anglican and Catholic Inuit. In Igloolik, which had both a Catholic and Anglican side, Inuit were discouraged to visit their religious opposite side.
They were also not allowed to marry each other outside of their religion.