Thebacha/Fort Smith - For Fort Smith photographer Pierre-Emmanuel Chaillon, the name he gave to a photo of tipis rising toward the sky with the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cathedral in the background says something important about a place where two cultures collide.

Chaillon, who has lived in Fort Smith for two years, christened the photo "Reconciliation." The photo will be part of a Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibition, titled "Points of View," to be unveiled just one week before Canada Day in time for Canada 150 celebrations.
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The photo itself was more a happy accident than part of a planned shoot. It was just before Christmas and Chaillon had planned to spend his morning at the river.
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Learning the photo had been selected for the exhibition was a proud moment for Chaillon, who says he hopes the exposure helps to put Fort Smith on the map as well as showcase the beauty of the North.

A biologist by trade, Chaillon moved to Fort Smith two years ago from Quebec after he and his wife decided they wanted a change.
The move was more than just a change of scenery, though. Chaillon said his time in Fort Smith has opened his eyes to many of the struggles SA国际影视传媒� both historic and present SA国际影视传媒� indigenous people face.
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Chaillon is one of three photographers from the Northwest Territories whose works will be featured in the exhibition, which includes a total of 70 photographs.
Other Northwest Territories photographers selected for the exhibition include Yellowknife's Nicolas Servel and Inuvik's Weronika Murray, who had four of her photos selected.
The exhibition will open June 23 and will run until Feb. 4, 2018.