Bibliograph

Picking up the pieces, residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket, Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson

Type

Label

Picking up the pieces, residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket, Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Picking up the pieces

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson

Sub title

residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket

Summary

"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."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of 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

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