Olivier Le Jeune, centre, standing at the base of the tree, is the first African to arrive in Canada in 1629. To his right is the slave known as Joe, showing bloody whip marks as punishment for running away. The man with a noose in hand, Mathieu Léveillé, was given the impossible choice to kill or be killed, and became the executioner for New France – a pariah’s job – in 1733. (Photo by Danielle Burns)