The Spirit of Haida Gwaii.

As featured on the Canadian 20$ Bill.

Plaster sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid.

 According to the direct quotation from Wikipedia, "The sculputre is representing the Aboriginal heritage of the Haida Gwaii region in Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands. The variety and interdependence of the canoe's occupants represents the natural environment on which the ancient Haida relied for their very survival: the passengers are diverse, and not always in harmony, yet they must depend on one another to live. The fact that the cunning trickster, Raven, holds the steering oar is likely symbolic of nature's unpredictability." I personally think this sculpture makes a good representation of the culturally-diverse Canada. The society sometimes suffer from direct impact of global conflicts and issues but it's amazing that people with different ethnicity and religions can share the same identity as 'Canadians'. Multiculturalism, it's perhaps one of the best thing I learned  while staying in Canada. (South Korea is among the world's most ethnically homogeneous nations.)