Inuvik

Guluk Cockney Sr. is originally from Tuktoyaktuk, NT. He is a long-time official and coach for the Northern Games and Arctic sports in the Beaufort Delta region and beyond. His goal is to ensure that the games are delivered and passed down authentically and with the proper teachings so the next generations may carry them forward.… Read more

Lillian Elias was born in 1943 in the Mackenzie Delta to George and Martha Harry. Despite attending residential school, she was determined, even as a child, to keep her language. She has dedicated her career and life's purpose to preserving, teaching, and revitalizing Uummarmiutun. She is a teacher, translator, interpreter, and drum dancer!… Read more

Nungki (Brian) Rogers is a long-time Inuvialuk sewing and drum dancing instructor from Inuvik, NT. He is dedicated to passing on his knowledge and training the up-and-coming generations through his art. He comes from a family of drummers and dancers with a long history of fostering and stewarding the song and dances he teaches.