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Raymond Ningeocheak, a long-time political leader and elder in Nunavut whose family raised thousands of dollars to fly him home from care in Ottawa earlier this year, died at home in Coral Harbour this week.
Horns honked, people cheered — "you could feel the happiness," said CBC Nunavut's Pauline Pemik, as Nunavut elder Raymond Ningeocheak returned home after a year of medical care in Ottawa.
Raymond Ningeocheak wants to return home to Coral Harbour, Nunavut, from the Embassy West senior facility in Ottawa, and his family says they’re willing to take on responsibility for his care. But a staggering bill stands in the way of getting him home.