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By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Martha Jaw \u2014 a Kinngait pastor, community leader and passionate advocate for Inuit culture \u2014 died early on Feb. 18 after a long battle with pneumonia and kidney failure, her granddaughter Neevee Jaw said. She was 75. \u201cShe was a very charismatic person, and she was very thoughtful,\u201d said Neevee Jaw. As Kinngait\u2019s sole pastor, in 2024 Martha Jaw opened the doors of her Full Gospel church to all Christians in the community of about 1,400 people after a spree of fires destroyed Kinngait\u2019s two other churches. Over the years, she also operated food programs to ensure people had access to country food. \u201cAnybody who approached her needing help, she would help them without batting an eye or asking any uncomfortable… <\/p>\n

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By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Martha Jaw \u2014 a Kinngait pastor, community leader and passionate advocate for Inuit culture \u2014 died early on Feb. 18 after a long battle with pneumonia and kidney failure, her granddaughter Neevee Jaw said. She was 75. \u201cShe was a very charismatic person, and she was very thoughtful,\u201d said Neevee Jaw. As Kinngait\u2019s sole pastor, in 2024 Martha Jaw opened the doors of her Full Gospel church to all Christians in the community of about 1,400 people after a spree of fires destroyed Kinngait\u2019s two other churches. Over the years, she also operated food programs to ensure people had access to country food. \u201cAnybody who approached her needing help, she would help them without batting an eye or asking any uncomfortable... <\/p>\n

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