The Witness Blanket
Truth, Art and Reconciliation
Every object tells a story.
La description
For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada.
Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten. The Blanket is a living work of art—a collection of hundreds of objects from those schools. It includes everything from photos, bricks, hockey skates, graduation certificates, dolls and piano keys to braids of hair. Behind every piece is a story. And behind every story is a residential school Survivor, including Carey's father. This book is a collection of truths about what happened at those schools, but it's also a beacon of hope and a step on the journey toward reconciliation.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Récompenses
- Nominated, Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book Awards 2024
- Nominated, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award 2023
- Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction 2023
- Commended, Children's Book Council Teacher Favorites Award 6th - 8th Grade 2023
- Nominated, Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award 2023
- Commended, United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Books List (OIB) 2023
- Commended, Ontario Library association (OLA) Best Bets 2022
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection 2022