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Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses the traditional place names of rivers and bodies of water in the Fort Franklin [Deline] area.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots continues discussing the traditional place names of rivers and bodies of water in the Fort Franklin [Deline] area.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses his home, finding old nails and broken dishes in the area of his home, hunting moose, and fishing.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses the location of his family's summer camps, and provides traditional names for various bodies of water and waterways, mountain ranges and camps. He mentions alcoholism and its effects on northern communities.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traiditional place names for numerous waterways, locations of houses, and describes several of these places in detail. The sound quality on this recording is poor and portions of the interview are barely audible.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traditional place names for bodies of water and islands, and discusses fishing near his house. He also identifies the locations of various houses, and names the owners.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traiditional place names for numerous waterways, locations of houses, and describes the location of oil exploration cutlines, his work on the oil pipeline, grouse in the area, the Lafferty family, the location of houses and their owners, the traditional names of trees, and traditional Dene names for specific rivers and mountains.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses the traditional place names of mountains and bodies of water near Root River, and the habits of blackducks, moose and caribou in the area.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traditional place names for bodies of water and offers his thoughts on the meaning of the names.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traditional place names for specific bodies of water, hills and mountain ranges. He also discusses the location of fish and fishing.

This item is the first part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Claire Barnabe: Experiences as a new teacher and resident of the north.
Abe Okpik (@22:13) discusses experiences, Project Name/Surname
Barb Bromley (@43:00): Discusses early days of nursing in Yellowknife. Including Medevac experiences and fire at Red Cross/Stanton Hospital in 1966.

This item is the second part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Lorne Schollar (@2:45) Experiences as an RCMP officer in the north, mostly Grise Fiord.
Rene Fumoleau (@39:34) Experiences in Fort Franklin, Fort Good Hope, Yellowknife.
Musical interludes by Lew Delaney on accordion.

This item is the third part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0002, 0004, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Jim Green telling jokes and stories: 'The best thing about winter in Whitehorse'
Erik Watt (@22:17 min) reading a poem he wrote called "McDougal's Bash"
Music by Lew Delaney on accordion

This item is the fourth part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0002, 0003, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Jim Bourque (@ 10:52)
Pete Fraser (@51:53)
Musical interludes by Colin Adjun and Simon Kuliktana of Coppermine.

This item is the fifth part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0006. Speakers include:
Pete Fraser (continued from previous tape)
D'Arcy Arden (@5:44)
Joe Tobie (@41:30)
Musical interludes with Colin Adjun and Simon Kuliktana

This item is the sixth part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005. Speakers include:
George Blondin: Dene Legends
Neil Colin (@27:30 min.) "The Mouth of the Peel" tells jokes.
Musical interludes by Colin Adjun (fiddle) and Simon Kuliktana (guitar)