Perry River

Another family, Peter Apiana and his wife Susie, were camped at the mouth of the Ellice River, the next major river to the west of the Perry River post. Among other things, Ellice River was known for its abundance of Arctic char. In May of 1967, they were awaiting the return of their daughter from residential school in Inuvik. The students would be flown back to the Perry River trading post, where their families would gather for the happy reunion. It was time, Apiana was thinking, to leave for Perry River in order to meet the plane.