Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation hosts campers going to see the Pope at Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage
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With the Pope's visit to Lac Ste. Anne barring pilgrims to camp at that site, the nearby Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation has opened its grounds to visitors.
Marie Trottier is one of many campers who has travelled to the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation hoping to see the Pope on Tuesday.
“To allow us to come here, to open for us to come and camp here for a very little amount of money, it’s a blessing,” said Trottier.
She travelled from Northern Saskatchewan to the Alexis campsite, which is roughly 10 kilometres away from the Lac St. Anne pilgrimage site where the Pope will be.
“If I have a chance to see him, even from the distance, I am so grateful and thanking God to give me this chance and others,” said Trottier.
Camping is not allowed at the pilgrimage site for the papal visit, and so the Nation decided to open its grounds for visitors.
“We want to support the pilgrims who travel here every year,” said Chief Tony Alexis of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation. “It’s been a good couple of years since the pilgrimage has happened and they were eager to come here and camp and want to get to the site.”
People are welcome at the campsite until July 27 for a $20 flat rate. There are upwards of 70 campers set up at the campsite so far, but there is space for roughly 300 — and more spots keep filling up.
“We have people from the States, have people from all throughout North America who come to Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage,” said Chief Alexis.
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