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Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present now open

Join us for a free online workshop for adults and workplaces in the lead-up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Three people in a gallery examining the Witness Blanket, a large free-standing blanket made of cedar panels holding objects related to the residential school experience. Partially obscured.

Photo: Jessica Sigurdson, CMHR

Cost:
Free, registration required
Location:
Virtual
Schedule:

English online workshop: 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. CDT

French online workshop: 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 CDT

Language and Accessibility:
This workshop is also offered in French at 1:30 p.m. CDT. The Museum strives to be accessible to all.
Register for the English workshop Register for the French workshop

We invite you to meet a Museum educator online and let them lead you through the workshop, The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation.

In the lead‐up to the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, this session is being offered for free.

This virtual program introduces you to the Witness Blanket, a large‐scale work of art created by artist and master carver Carey Newman (Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’) to honour the generations of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families whose lives were forever changed by the residential school system.

Through exploring the objects and stories carried in the Witness Blanket, this virtual session invites you to deepen your understanding of the residential school experience and to practice reconciliation through your everyday ways of being and acting.

During the workshop, you will:

  • Explore the Witness Blanket via a virtual tour
  • Engage in Bearing Witness, a guided reflection through a Story carried by the Witness Blanket, accompanied by quotes and video footage of Survivors sharing their own experiences at residential school
  • Explore the meaning of “bearing witness” and its role in truth‐telling and reconciliation
  • Learn how the principles of bearing witness can be applied as an everyday practice of reconciliation

This is a unique opportunity for individuals and groups to engage in one of our specially designed adult and professional programs.

Interested in booking a private session of this workshop or a similar onsite program for your group in the future? Contact us to book a private workshop or to discuss your programming needs with a member of our team.

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