Introduction-E

Who do you think was your real father?
Pauloosie: Kuupali. He was called by two names, Kuupali and Aqqalla.
I had forgotten to ask. Where were you born?
Pauloosie: Among the islands of Pangniqtuuq. At Qikiqtan, where they were whaling.
How many siblings do you have?
Pauloosie: From my birth mother, I had two sisters. I had three older brothers. I know
of having had five siblings from my birth mother. The oldest was Aittainnaq, then her
sister Miali. Among the boys, Atungaujaq was the oldest, then Ikkirat and Uquuqu.
Were you the youngest?
Pauloosie: Yes, I was the youngest.
Do you know your grandfathers and grandmothers?
Pauloosie: I had a grandmother Qimiqpik through my mother. I don’t know who her
husband was.
Who were your father’s parents?
Pauloosie: I think his father was Aaparalaaq. I knew him well. The name of his wife I’ve
totally forgotten for now... Oh yes! Mamattiaq.
Who was your wife?
Pauloosie: I first had Aittainnaq as a wife. Kullu, her younger sister has recently passed
away. Do you know her?
Pittiulaaq?
Pauloosie: Yes, she was my wife’s younger sister. Naqi was the older sister. She had
Naqi as her nukakuluk.
Oh, so you’re closely related to them. When your wife died, did you not
re-marry?
Pauloosie: Definitely not. They would just die on me anyway [he had three wives].
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