Watching Francis’ visit to Iqaluit from her home in Rankin Inlet, Cathy Towtongie said she wishes the federal government and organizations involved in planning the visit showed Francis the realities and challenges facing Indigenous people and communities even today. (File photo)
Pope Francis’s stop in Iqaluit is the last of his weeklong visit to Canada
Pope Francis’s apologies this week hit Cathy Towtongie hard, both physically and emotionally. “My body was feeling the impact of being a residential school survivor,” she said Friday. “As a survivor, I had to be gentle with myself that day.
Arviat seven-year-old who harpooned beluga shared muktuk with the community
Seven-year-old Brody Panigoniak shows off the beluga he harpooned south of Arviat on July 23. According to his mother, Hilda, it was the boy’s first-ever beluga and he shared the muktuk with the community. (Photo courtesy of Hilda Panigoniak)