Witness Blanket: Sask. Heritage Centre opens exhibit for truth and reconciliation
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The Witness Blanket is made up of over 800 objects, each of which tells an individual story.
The Witness Blanket was unveiled at the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina on Thursday.
The travelling art piece, inspired by the original woven blanket created by artist Carey Newman, comes from the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg.
The piece in the Heritage Centre is one of two replicas of the original blanket.
It represents hundreds of reclaimed items from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and traditional structures across the country.
“To say that this is powerful is an understatement” said RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. “Seeing those direct remnants and reminders of residential schools, and even more powerful is the stories from the elders speaking of their experience.”
The Witness Blanket is made up of over 800 objects, each telling an individual story. When pieced together, they aim to tell the overall legacy of the residential schools in Canada.
70 of the objects are from Saskatchewan residential schools.
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