Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket
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- ISBN: 9781459819955
- ISBN: 1459819950
- ISBN: 1459819969
- ISBN: 9781459819962
- ISBN: 1459819977
- ISBN: 9781459819979
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 170 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
remote - Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 160) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Chapter 1: Picking up the pieces -- Chapter 2: Silent witness -- Chapter 3: The first day of school -- Chapter 4: Never enough -- Chapter 5: Stitch by stitch -- Chapter 6: Never forget -- Chapter 7: Moments of humanity -- Chapter 8: Out of the ashes -- Chapter 9: The permanent record -- Chapter 10: Plastic dolls -- Chapter 11: Reclaiming the space -- Chapter 12: Behind closed doors -- Chapter 13: Identity -- Chapter 14: Walking among memories -- Conclusion : the truth about reconciliation. |
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- Orca Book Publishers
âWill educate and enlighten Canadians for generations to come. It's a must-read for anyone seeking to understand Canada's residential-school saga. Most importantly, it's a touchstone of community for those survivors and their families still on the path to healing.ââWaubgeshig Rice, journalist and author of Moon of the Crusted Snow
Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman. It includes hundreds of items collected from residential schools across Canada, everything from bricks, photos and letters to hockey skates, dolls and braids. Every object tells a story.
Carey takes the reader on a journey from the initial idea behind the Witness Blanket to the challenges in making it work to its completion. The story is told through the objects and the Survivors who donated them to the project. At every step in this important journey for children and adults alike, Carey is a guide, sharing his process and motivation behind the art. Itâs a personal project. Careyâs father is a residential school Survivor. Like the Blanket itself, Picking Up the Pieces calls on readers of all ages to bear witness to the residential school experience, a tragic piece of Canadaâs legacy.
- Orca Book Publishers
This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes hundreds of items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them.