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From left, Puwaanch Kintui Antich, Jiyukam Irar Miik, Peas Peas Ayui, and Ampush Ayui Chayat. They are leaders of the Achuar indigenous people from the rain forest in Peru flew. They flew 8,000 kilometres to beseech Talisman Energy Inc., the Calgary-based oil and gas conglomerate, to stop drilling in their territory. But first, they wanted to see a Canadian oil patch for themselves, and meet the aboriginal people who lived there.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Ampush Ayui Chayat stands next to protesters outside the Talisman Energy annual general meeting in Calgary, on May 1, 2012.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Peas Peas Ayui and Jiyukam Irar Miik visit the Athabasca oilsands area in northern Alberta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Syncrude Canada Ltd. operations n Fort McMurray, Alta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Ampush Ayui Chayat looks at oil operations in Northern Alberta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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An aerial view of the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Puwaanch Kintui Antich, a mother and farmer from Achuar territory in the Peruvian Amazon, visited the Oil Sands Discovery Center in Fortt McMurray, Alta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Jiyukam Irar Miik visits the Athabasca oil sands area of Northern Alberta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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A traditional water drum, which Bryan Bird, a Cree community member of the Fort McMurray First Nation, shared with the visiting natives of Peru.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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Jiyukam Irar Miik saw snow for the first time in northern Alberta.Caroline Bennett for The Globe and Mail

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