Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik - Annie Goose

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik

Tea Time With Elders - Host Elsie Kaodloak spends time with Community Wellness Worker Annie Goose in Ulukhaqtuuq. This episode is in the Kangiryuarmiutun dialect.

First Broadcast Wednesday July 30th, 2025

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.