The Witness Blanket, a monument to the legacy of residential schools, coming to UFV – UFV

September 5, 2017

When is a blanket not a blanket? When it is a large-scale art installation, inspired by a woven Aboriginal blanket and designed to tell the story of the painful legacy of Canada’s residential school system.

The Witness Blanket, created by master carver and Kwagiulth artist Carey Newman (Ha-yalth-kingeme), is coming to the University of the Fraser Valley for a two-month exhibition.

The opening ceremony is scheduled for Wed, Sept 13 at 7 pm in Evered Hall in the Student Union Building on the Abbotsford campus. The ceremony will include special recognition of a UFV employee who attended a residential school in the 1960s, as well as speakers Grand Chief Clarence “Kat” Pennier and his wife, educator Nancy Pennier. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Read More: https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2017/09/the-witness-blanket-a-monument-to-the-legacy-of-residential-schools-coming-to-ufv/