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The Witness Blanket : truth, art and reconciliation  Cover Image Book Book

The Witness Blanket : truth, art and reconciliation / Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson.

Summary:

"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781459836129
  • ISBN: 145983612X
  • Physical Description: 91 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Books Publishers, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes glossary of terms.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Pieces of history -- Every object has a story -- I'm hungry -- Moccasins -- Photographs -- Kids will be kids -- Letters -- More than 100 years -- Fitting the pieces together -- Reconciliation is a journey.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Issued also in electronic formats.
Subject: Newman, Carey, 1975- > Juvenile literature
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Blankets
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Art
Totem poles > Canada
Residential schools > Juvenile literature
Indigenous peoples > Mental health > Canada > Juvenile literature
Art therapy > Canada > Juvenile literature
Installations (Art) > Canada > Juvenile literature
Reconciliation > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Juvenile non-fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Library and Archives.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Library and Archives ERB N48 2022
Donor: Donated by Mildred Chartrand, March 2025
0011187 Stacks Available -


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