In a historic canonization, the ‘mother of the Kuskokwim’ becomes an Orthodox saint

In a historic canonization, the ‘mother of the Kuskokwim’ becomes an Orthodox saint

The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a historic two-day gathering that drew hundreds to her home village of Kwethluk for a distinctly Yukon-Kuskokwim celebration with far-reaching consequence.