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Shepherds of Good Hope raise funds to send Annie Pootoogooks brother to funeral

Ottawa Police say the remains found in the Rideau River on Monday are those of noted Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook
Ottawa Police say the remains found in the Rideau River on Monday are those of noted Inuit artist Annie PootoogookCNW Group
A fundraiser to send the brother of late Annie Pootoogook to Nunavut for her funeral was successful.

The Shepherds of Good Hope say the brother of late Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook will be able to go to his sister's funeral.

Pootoogook's body was found in the Rideau River in Ottawa on September 19. She will be laid to rest in her hometown of Cape Dorset, Nunavut.

The Shepherds said her brother Pauloosie, who lives in Ottawa, could not afford airfare to travel to Cape Dorset to be with his family, so they launched a fundraiser on their website.

Early Monday morning, the fundraiser page said the following:

Thanks to the generosity of donors, Pauloosie's ticket has been fully donated and he will be in Cape Dorset for his sisters funeral and to spend some time grieving with his family.

According to First Air's website, flights from Ottawa to Cape Dorset and back cost about $3800.

Pootoogook was said to have been staying at the Shepherds of Good Hope in the days leading up to her death.

Ottawa Police continue to investigate her death.