Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket
by Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson
“Will educate and enlighten Canadians for generations to come. It's a must-read... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2019
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1020L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Adult child abuse victims--Mental health--Canada
- Internats pour Autochtones dans l'art
- Adult child abuse victims--Canada
- Aboriginal Canadians--Residential schools
- Installations (Art)--Canada
- Newman, Carey, 1975- Witness Blanket
- Art-thérapie--Canada
- Art therapy
- Indian art--Canada--21st century
- Couvertures indiennes d'Amérique--Canada
- Internats pour Autochtones--Canada--Histoire
- Adult child abuse victims--Mental health
- Off-reservation boarding schools--Canada--History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--Native American Studies
- Enfants maltraités devenus adultes--Santé mentale--Canada
- Indian blankets--Canada
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Residential schools
- Off-reservation boarding schools in art
- Adult child abuse victims
- Indian blankets
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Art therapy--Canada
- Native art--Canada
- Indian art
- Enfants maltraités devenus adultes--Canada
- Indians of North America--Mental health
- Installations (Art)
- ART
- Off-reservation boarding schools
- Indians of North America--Mental health--Canada
- Native peoples--Mental health--Canada
- Lists With This Book
- American Indian Residential Schools
Our Original Resources 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 5
Interview with Carey Newman
Created by CBC
Interview with Kirstie Hudson
Created by CBC
Interview with Carey Newman
Created by Inclusion Incorporated
Interview with Carey Newman
Created by University of Victoria - Fine Arts Department
Interview with Kirstie Hudson
Created by Inclusion Incorporated
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Trailers 1
Documentary Trailer from Witness Blanket
Created by Witness Blanket
Book & Adaptation Websites 2
Awards & Distinctions 1
Norma Fleck Award, 1999-2023
Finalist, 2020
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