For her linguistics and ethnography contributions, Sidney received the Order of Canada,[1][2][3] becoming the first Native woman from the Yukon to be so honoured.
She was given two names at birth, Ch'óonehte' Ma (in Tagish), Stóow (in Tlingit), and a third, Angela, by her godfather, when she was two weeks old.
[6] A brother, Johnny Johns, and a sister, Alice Dora, were Sidney's siblings from the couple's second family.
George worked seasonally for White Pass and Yukon Route railroad,[6] he later became chief at Carcross.
[3] In teaching the craft of storytelling to her niece, Louise Profeit-LeBlanc, Sidney emphasized the need to be cognizant of the needs of the audience, preface the telling with a prayer, and seek forgiveness before offense is taken.