Sidonie Nirlungayuk, left, and her daughter, Mary Nirlungayuk, take a selfie on the bus between Edmonton and Maskwacis, Alta. (Photo courtesy of Mary Nirlungayuk)
Sidonie Nirlungayuk, 77, travels to Alberta for papal visit
An elder from Kugaaruk who was in Maskwacis, Alta., yesterday for Pope Francis’s apology said she was moved by his words. Sidonie Nirlungayuk, 77, travelled to Alberta to take part in some of this week’s papal visit events.
Dozens of people in Cambridge Bay gather on the evening on July 15 to pay tribute to 11-year-old Laura Kupeuna, who drowned earlier that week. Hamlet resident Lisa Otokiak organized the memorial event because, she said, she wanted to do something for the community in the wake of the tragedy. She read a poem, and then invited participants to release flowers into the stream. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Otokiak)