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Aboriginal spiritual journey
Governor General Michaëlle Jean lays a wreath
at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
on Sunday, Oct. 30.
(CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)

Aboriginal spiritual journey
Governor General Michaëlle Jean carries an eagle
feather received from First Nations youth on
Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France,
on Saturday, Oct. 29. (CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)


Aboriginal spiritual journey.
Hilliard Gardypie from the Saskatchewan
First Nations Veterans Association stands at the
Hill 62 Canadian Memorial in Zillebeke, Belgium,
on Friday, Oct. 28. (CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)


Aboriginal spiritual journey.
The Aboriginal Spiritual Journey was a visit by
aboriginal veterans to battlefields in Europe in
October 2005 to pay tribute to their efforts.
The journey also allowed the spirits of fallen
warriors to be brought home to Canada.
First Nations dancers Harvey Thunderchild
and Lorne Gardypie walk past an RCMP guard
of honour at the Hill 62 Canadian Memorial in
Zillebeke, Belgium, on Friday, Oct. 28.
(CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan).