Introduction-E

I’ll be asking about Christianity. You mentioned that you had studied as
(a layreader). How old were you when you started?
Pauloosie: We only got proper training here in Pangniqtuuq in 1963. Elaijah Keenainnaq
and deceased Anirniliaq and I were taught by a qallunaaq. It seems like that we were
laying the foundations for the training school for ministers (Arthur Turner Training
School) because we were the first to attend.
How long did you study?
Pauloosie: One year.
Were you taught inside a house?
Pauloosie: Yes, Elaijah and I were also using it as living quarters, but now it has been
removed. It was moved when I was still in Qikiqtarjuaq. Now it is not there anymore.
Now the old Anglican building is there instead.
The qallunaaq who was your teacher, you were able to understand him
without being able to speak English?
Pauloosie: We were not supposed to do anything in English. We were not even allowed
to deal with English materials. We were taught only in Inuktitut.
The qallunaaq was able to speak in Inuktitut?
Pauloosie: He could speak some Inuktitut, but not like Mike (Reverend Mike Gardner).
Do you remember his name?
Pauloosie: Uikisu. He used to say his name was Uikisu (Reverend Sydney Wilkinson).
It must be an English name. I still have his name written somewhere, but it is back
home.
Was your former teacher middle-aged?
Pauloosie: Yes, he had a wife, and I think they had three children.
Did you have a set time when you would have classes?
Pauloosie: Yes, we used to start around nine in the morning, until five. We had breaks
in between.
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