Benga, a young man from the Mbuti people of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, put on display for several days in September 1906.

With the announcement of the birth of the first baby using a controversial technique combining three people’s DNA, questions are swirling around exactly what the procedure entails.

"She was a visionary," Premier Rachel Notley said. "She was courageous. She was a person who stood up against very, very difficult odds and established a very important principle. She was a hero."