Dr. Mark Stoller in Gjoa Haven

The Gjoa Haven Oral History Project is a youth-oriented oral history program designed to facilitate intergenerational knowledge sharing between Inuit Elders and youth in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. The project, led by Mark Stoller (Queen's) and Jennifer Ullulaq (Nattilik Heritage Society, Gjoa Haven), centres on the creation of a digital oral history archive featuring extensive interviews with local Elders and historical photographs of the community. Youth participants conduct, film, and edit the interviews, which are translated from Inuktitut with English subtitles. When completed, the archive will be included in the permanent collections at the Nattilik Heritage Centre. The project runs until 2025 and is supported by a SSHRC Insight Development Grant, the Government of Nunavut, the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, and the Nattilik Heritage Society.