Orange garland
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.20.1
- Description
- The garland consist of several hundred small pieces of orange fabric in different patterns and shades. They are tied around the base, a thin white rope.
- Object History
- These items were collected as part of the Museum's response to the news of 215 unmarked children's graves found at the Kamloops Residential School in June 2021. These items came from engagement activities the public were invited to take part in for several weeks and consider the impact of the discovery in their own lives.
- This garland was built by members of the public tying an orange piece of fabric to a string. These garlands lined the Cedar Grove in the Village.
- There were a number of other elements to the commemorative display at the Museum. At the Church, there was a display of children's shoes and poetry. Visitors were invited to reflect and write a message to the children, the families or anyone connected to this tragic finding. Visitors were invited to write a message on an orange index card.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Ceremonial Artifacts
- Object Term
- Garland
- Colour
- Orange
- Measurements
- height: 362 cm
width: 10 cm
depth: 1cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - , Treatment of
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
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