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People gathered outside the church at Qikuliurvik (Stanton), date unknown. (R. C. Diocese Archives/photographer unknown)
The Stanton Mission
In 1937 the Roman Catholic Church started a mission at Qikuliurvik, which they named Stanton after a priest. Several Inuvialuit families also lived there. When the mission closed in 1955, most people moved to Tuktoyaktuk.
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