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Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket
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- ISBN: 9781459819955
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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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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 August #1
Canada has a checkered past regarding its treatment of First Nations people, exemplified by the the government's long-term residential school system and the lasting negative impact on the young people who were sent there. Author and artist Newman felt compelled to bear witness to these experiences, and in response to a Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission proposal, he began to collect objects from the school to create a sculptural "blanket." This richly illustrated book records his process and the ultimate product. Each chapter focuses on one type of artifact, ranging from plastic dolls to simple dishes. Historic and current photographs and artwork frequently complement the engaging text, which is written in a personal and compelling style. The book concludes with a glossary, bibliographies, and an index. Picking Up the Pieces has the feeling of a coffee-table book while presenting substantive content. Readers will gain an insight into the lives of First Nation families who endured Canada's historic residential school system and will see how current-day efforts address the aftermath of this tragic practice. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 August
Created by master carver Newman, of Kwakwaka'wakw and Coast Salish descent, he
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.Witness Blanket is a living piece of artwork and contribution to the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada to illuminate the experiences of Indigenous children within government-sanctioned boarding schools between 1870 and 1998. The schools, operated by a variety of religious groups, were intended to force the assimilation of students by denying them their cultural practices. While assimilation ultimately failed, it marked more than a century of violations of the human rights of the children, their families, and communities. The variety of Indigenous experiences shaped the blanket, which initially began as an effort to build art using materials from each of the schools but evolved as other types of artifacts, such as dolls and bowls, were incorporated. This copiously illustrated work is a moving catalog, cowritten with journalist Hudson, of a permanent exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.VERDICT Readers interested in American Indian history or education will find important insights into the significance of theWitness Blanket and its component parts. Also consider the companion documentary,Picking Up the Pieces .âJohn R. Burch, Univ. of Tennessee at Martin
