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Picking up the pieces : the making of the Witness Blanket

Picking up the pieces : the making of the Witness Blanket

DVD 2019

"The Witness Blanket stands as a national monument to recognize the atrocities of the Indian residential school era, honour the children, and symbolize ongoing reconciliation. In an attempt to honour the more than 150,000 victims of the Canadian residential-school system, including his own father, artist Carey Newman embarks on a long journey to create the Witness Blanket. This large-scale art installation, inspired by the woven blanket's symboli...

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Adult child abuse victims Canada
Art therapy Canada
Indigenous art Canada
Indigenous peoples Mental health Canada
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Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in
digital video
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD
polychrome
Other Title:
Title on container: Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket
Notes:
Title from disc label
Based on the book by Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson
Directed by Cody Graham, Carey Newman
Control Number:
3293425
Other Authors:
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, production company
Graham, Cody, film director
McIntyre Educational Media, film distributor
Media One (Firm), production company
Newman, Carey, 1975- film director
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