Livelihood

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Traveling up to the meadows

Laura Burnouf

Uploaded June 16, 2020

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Exchanging Baked Bread for Furs

Nancy Grey

11587
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Cost of Living and Food Costs

Pete Martell

2592
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Making a Living: Sawmill, Forestry, Logging

Pete Martell

2902
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Living on Wild Meat & No Welfare / Old Age Pension / Child Tax

Pete Martell

2554
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Working Hard for Little Pay

Pete Martell

2686
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Need for formal education

Marie Horse

2633
7

Urban living & working

Marie Horse

2433
8

Driving the tractor #2

Laura Burnouf

3278
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Hay making when it was dry weather

Laura Burnouf

2613
Traveling up to the meadows

Laura Burnouf

2717
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Age - 84 years old

Gabe Morris

2026
12

Childhood

Eugene Iron

2121
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Comparing today to yesteryears

Eugene Iron

2108
14

Farming

Eugene Iron

2106
15

Traditional lifestyle

Eugene Iron

2045
16

Early work experience

Bill Carriere

2030
17

We all worked hard but now no jobs causes hardships

Bill Carriere

2132
18

Despite being sick, still helping youth & leadership

Madelaine

3413
19

Life Story

Melinda Naytowhow

1324
20

Food

Melinda Naytowhow

1265
21

History - Livelihood

Debbie Bird

1297
22

Building the highway from Ile a la Crosse to Beauval with horses

Gilbert McCallum

1192
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No help from the government; we had to work - was a good life

Gilbert McCallum

1142
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Payday - got paid $6 for 2 weeks work

Gilbert McCallum

1169
25

Harsh working conditions

Gilbert McCallum

1248
26

Joined the army with friends

Gilbert McCallum

1179
27

No welfare just relief work

Gilbert McCallum

1178
28

Understanding getting paid & pension

Gilbert McCallum

1138
29

Cost of goods cheaper

Gilbert McCallum

1207
30

Price of goods higher now

Gilbert McCallum

1161
31

We had fun working

Gilbert McCallum

1272
32

Government doesn't look after First Nation's best interest

Bill Carriere

1199
33

Living expenses being high in their area

Bill Carriere

1177
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Meeting about compensation

Bill Carriere

1152
35

My friend moved away to BC to work

Nap Johnson

1212
36

Big Bear stayed all winter

Jimmy Chief

1160
37

Being given responsibility to take care of the storekeeper

Fred Horse

1137
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Indians to decide how treaties are dealt with

Fred Horse

1167
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Storekeeper and his wife arrived amidst potential of conflicts

Fred Horse

1212
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Independence and being self sufficient

Fred Horse

1131
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No reations - government help

Joe Iron

1170
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Hudson bay store and workers - furniture store

Amelia Sanderson

1145
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No more traditional tents, living in modern housing

Glecia Bear

1187
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Young generations' dependency on socla assistance

Glecia Bear

1110
45

Today's lifestyle easier than in the past

Larry Clarke

1199
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Floating logs was not much income

Larry Clarke

1173
47

How they travelled in the past

Larry Clarke

1122
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Long ago living expenses were affordable

Larry Clarke

1200
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Floating logs

Larry Clarke

1159
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Benefits of this power dam project

Horace Sewap

1191
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1918 I was 16 yrs of age and worked for $6 a day. Hard labour

Norbert Merasty

1095
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Used to travel by horses in the past

Norbert Merasty

1176
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Non-native men worked hard

Norbert Merasty

1138
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Dog sledding

Harry Brabant

1147
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Speakling to teachers

Harry Brabant

1153
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Taking care of sled dogs

Harry Brabant

1197
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Dad hauled mail by canoe

Annie Johnstone

1208
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Reliance on cash economy

Harry Brabant

1200
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Worked for Ukrainians & Saturday was a sabbath day

Harry Brabant

1146
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Strength was a young man

Harry Brabant

1251
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Prayer books & livelihood of people

Albert Ross

1193
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Views life experience - life changing & values

Albert Ross

1188
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Use of technology a gift of Creator

Albert Ross

1133
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Gambling & effects on community

Albert Ross

1205
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Provides guidance of behavior

Albert Ross

1143
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Loss of traditional values

Albert Ross

1237
67

Effects of alcohol - Return to the traditions

Maria Linklater

1183
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Growing Old & Living by Traditions - Reaching Old Age

Maria Linklater

1129
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Nehiyaw Beliefs - living by the traditions

Maria Linklater

1138
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Growing up with kohkom, learning traditions

Maria Linklater

1104
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Growing up after the War

Maria Linklater

1151
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Returning to traditional medicines

Maria Linklater

1148
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Introduces self, work, raising & values

Mary Lee

1162
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Livelihood

Austin Kay

1150
75

Self reliance - food preservation and growing own food

Dexter Asapace

1201
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We worked to feed ourselves, shared values

Dexter Asapace

1168
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Moved away froim home. Worked. Went back to school

Linda Bird

1162
78

Came back to Canada to work & live

Linda Bird

1140
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Worked and taught all over SK & North Dakota

Linda Bird

1229
80

Band office, school, health clinic

Gilbert Halkett

1155
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Population of our reserve locations

Gilbert Halkett

1140
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Two reserve locations

Gilbert Halkett

1157
83

Cold mornings - dressing warm

Hilda Bird

1132
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Youth need elder advice

Hilda Bird

1147
85

Robert Mooswa - intro & supports for nehiyawewin

Robert Mooswa

1111
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Livelihood

Francis Roberts

1082
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Travel with friends

Henry Bird

668
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Tree planting

Henry Bird

695
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Support community as adult

April Lavalee

640
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The Loss of Missing Young Women and Young Men

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
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The Land, Traditional Medicines, and Change

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
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We Must Care for Our Bodies

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

36
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Phones Take up People's Time

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
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Today Everything is Measured by the Clock

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
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Outings are Good for Old People

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
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Old People Used to Speak of These Times

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
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We Were Taught how to Prepare our Food

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
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I Only Made $11 for a Week of Work

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
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I Wanted to Smoke with my Dad

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
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Getting Paid for my First Job

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

36
101

We Must Show Kindness

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
102

Today is so Different Even in Food

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
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I Keep Many in my Prayers

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

30
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My Dad Used to do Hunting & Trapping

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
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Preparing Traditional Meals

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
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Everyone Worked Together

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

40
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To Live by Your Teachings

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

26
108

Each of Us Receive Our Teachings

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
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It is Important to Keep Good Relations

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

36
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As Children we Went to Residential School

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
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Having Hopes for Relations

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
112

Life is Still Challenging

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
113

Elders are in Homes

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
114

Provided Elder Support to Young People

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
115

Everyday we Work at Understanding Others

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
116

We Respected Other Forms of Prayer

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
117

Went to Cook for Sugar Beet Pickers

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
118

Families Used Food Stamps for Food

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
119

Less Physical Work Today

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
120

Elders Always Said Life Will Get Hard

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
121

We Took Good Care of Everything we Had

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
122

Our Elders Warned us of the Changes to Come

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
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Everything was Sold After my Husband Passed

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
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We Started Off With Nothing, but we Worked Hard

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
125

We Grew Our Own Food - Even the Animals

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
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A Trip to Prince Albert to get a Bus

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
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People Need to Spend Time Together

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
128

Taking Shelter in Tent in a Bad Storm

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
129

Mothers Worked for the Railroad Workers

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
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I Have Seen so Many Storms

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
131

People Who Built the Railroads

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
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We Need Old Teaching for the Young

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

34
133

There are Many Challenges in Life

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

29
134

Pray for People Who Gossip

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

28
135

We Had to Work Together to Get Job Done

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

28
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I Learn to Value Everyone's Way of Life

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
137

Getting my First Job on a Farm

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

30
138

Elder Lectures Are a Blessing

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

29
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Learning & Knowing in Life Experience

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

30
140

A Funny Story About my Visit at Culture Camp

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
141

We Need to Keep the Good Things in Life Experience

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

30
142

I am Happy to Have a Home

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

30
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I Worked Hard on the Farm

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
144

Take Care of Your Spirit and Your Body

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
145

Be Happy & Appreciate Yourself

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
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I was Taught to Work for Myself

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

35
147

Learning to Use the Tools Creator Gave You

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
148

Bless Your Work and Smudge Your Space

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
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A Story About Cold Lake Culture Camp

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
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Going to Schools to Speak With Girls

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
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We Used to Work on Neighbouring Farms

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

33
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Learning to Drive a Vehicle

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

28
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I Don't Drive Today

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

31
154

Working in Sugar Beets

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

29
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When my Father Came Home From War

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

32
156

First Time I Saw Chocolates as a Child

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

29
157

My Father Went to War

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

28
158

My Father Was at War - I Didn't Recognize Him

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

27
159

In the Second World War my Father Left Again

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

28
160

Meeting my Dad When he Came Home from War

Gladys Wapass Greyeyes

30

This digitized recording was made possible through a private donation to the Circle of Indigenous Languages.