Chief Bill Williams and Bob Baker of the Squamish First Nation at the Uts'am/Witness ceremony.

The moon rises over the Elaho Valley in Squamish, British Columbia

A young boy stands in front of the Chinese consulate in Vancouver to protest against the occupation of Tibet.

A crowed of approximately 250 protestors gather in front of the Chinese consulate in Vancouver to mark

Tibetan National Uprising Day and to protest against China's continuing occupation of Tibet. 

NDP leader Jack Layton speaks to supporters during the 2006 Canadian federal election.

NDP leader Jack Layton on the campaign trail during the 2006 Canadian federal election.

Ishmael Beah is a former child soldier who was forced to fight in Sierra Leone’s vicious civil war.  He is the

author of the memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

Lieutenant-General (Ret) Romeo Dallaire was the U.N. Force Commander for the peace-keeping mission in

Rwanda.  In 1994, his pleas to the U.N. for assistance to stop the genocide went unheeded as 800,000 Tutsis

were slaughtered in a mere 100 days.  He is the author of the book, Shake Hands With The Devil, which

recounts his experience in Rwanda.  Dallaire was appointed to the Canadian senate in 2005.

Palden Gyatso is a Tibetan Buddhist monk.  When China invaded Tibet in 1950, he was arrested for protesting

and not released until 1992.   He spent a total of 33 years in Chinese prisons and labour camps where he was

brutally tortured.

Oil on Leaves:  A ruptured oil pipeline led to the contamination of homes and Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, British

Columbia.

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