Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the witness blanket / Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Carey., author.

Hudson, Kirstie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult child abuse victims.

Canada.

Newman, Carey, 1975- Witness blanket.

Newman, Carey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Orca Book Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

Newman, a master carver and sculptor turned storyteller, takes us behind the scenes of his multi-panelled, three-dimensional traveling art installation that tells the story of Canada's residential school story. Along with co-writer Hudson, Newman teaches readers about the items, and how they relate to the residential schools in every province and territory. -- Adapted from jacket.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Picking up the pieces

Silent witness

The first day of school

Never enough

Stitch by stitch

Never forget

Moments of humanity

Out of the ashes

The permanent record

Plastic dolls

Reclaiming the space

Behind closed doors

Identity

Walking among memories

Conclusion: The truth about reconciliation.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cited in:

Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (October 21, 2020) http://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx

ISBN:

1-4598-1997-7

1-4598-1996-9