Jan 9, 2025
Elisapi Naluiyuk, 20, died in Iqaluit on Dec. 26; police say they’re investigating ‘sudden’ death
For Kingwatsiak Qinguatsiak, as for any grieving parent, the death of his daughter was the end of life as he knew it.
“She was my baby and everybody’s best friend,” Qinguatsiak said Monday at his Iqaluit home. A photo of 20-year-old Elisapi Naluiyuk sits on his dining room table, with a box of tissues placed nearby.
“I loved her to death,” he said.
It’s not just grief. Qinguatsiak is also angry.