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Tape 1 Page Two
Kuukyuak Phase II August 6 – 13, 1997
Interviewer: Kim Crockatt
Translator: Emily Angulalik
Original tapes held by Kitikmeot Heritage Society
Interview with James Taipana – Elder, Baker Lake

• Q: What did you remember about Perry River and coming back here?
• A: This is the land where I have grown up, taught by my parents how to survive and I have been thinking quite often in returning back to the land where I was raised.
• Q: Did you remember anything?
• A: It brought a lot of memories.
• Q: Did your family have a camp?
• A: We would set up spring camp in little islands around this area. I would camp with Angulalik and his family. I would come to Perry River to trade.