Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik - Annie Inuktalik in Queens Bay Ulukhaqtuuq

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik Tea Time With Elders - host Elsie Kaodloak visits with Ulukhaqtuuq Elder Annie Inuktalik. Elsie and Annie go for a walk on the shores of Queens Bay and talk about life in the community. This episode is in the Kangiryuarmiutun dialect.

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.