Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik - Elsie Kaodloak

Host Barb Memogana speaks with Ulukhaktok Elder Elsie Kaodloak about life growing up on the land, sharing food with neighbours and feasting during the dark season. Elsie also speaks about how to deal with grief and loss.

First Broadcast Wednesday December 11, 2024

Elsie Kaodloak is an Inuvialuk Elder, language speaker, and educator originally from Uluhaktuk NT.

Her parents are Moris and Mabel Nigiyok. She is fluent in Kangiryuarmiutun (the dialect of Innuinaqtun spoken in Ulukhaktok) and can also read and write in Uummarmiutun (the dialect spoken in the delta communities and areas of Inuvik and Aklavik).

Elsie spent nearly 18 years as an educator and language teacher in Northern communities.