Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
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Edition 25 (2023) Winner
Carey Newman
キャリー・ニューまん
Carey Newman
Aliases:
Hayalthkin’geme
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-02-15 （Unknown）
- Nationality
- Canadian, Kwakwaka'wakw, Coast Salish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Northern Vancouver Island
Career
- Occupations
- multidisciplinary artist, wood carver, filmmaker, author
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Victoria, Pacific Opera Victoria
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Government of Canada Meritorious Service Medal | — | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Order of British Columbia | — | — | Province of British Columbia | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Extending Reconciliation Award | — | — | Leadership Victoria | 受賞 |
| 2022 | National Opera Directors Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa | — | — | Royal Roads University | 受賞 |
Government of Canada Meritorious Service Medal
2017
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Order of British Columbia
2018
Organization:
Province of British Columbia
Result:
受賞
Extending Reconciliation Award
2020
Organization:
Leadership Victoria
Result:
受賞
National Opera Directors Award
2022
Result:
受賞
Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa
2023
Organization:
Royal Roads University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Witness Blanket
2015 Installation artAn installation constructed from objects collected from 77 Indigenous communities and survivors of residential schools, symbolizing truth and reconciliation.
Indigenous resilienceTruth and reconciliationResidential schools
Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket
2019 Non-fictionCo-authored with Kirstie Hudson, detailing the creation of the Witness Blanket and residential school memories.
Residential schoolsMemoriesArt
Legacy
Renowned Indigenous artist for the Witness Blanket, addressing residential school impacts, held in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights permanent collection.
Museums
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights Winnipeg Opened in 2014
Archives
- University of Victoria
Trivia
- Traditional name is Hayalthkin’geme.
- Mother of English, Irish, and Scottish settler heritage.