Pope to visit northern community

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Thousands of northern Natives are expected to flock into Fort Simpson, NWT Sept. 20 for a four and a half hour visit by Pope John Paul II.

This will be the second time the Pope has tried to visit the community; fog prevented him from landing there three years ago.

Native leaders and politicians are hoping the visit will focus global attention on the lifestyle of the northern Natives and generate some "political fallout" for the Canadian government.