{"product_id":"baton-de-parole-en-cuir-et-loup-blanc-vers-la-lumiere","title":"Indigenous Talking Stick - Towards the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandcrafted by Ilnu artisan Dave Verreault-Thisselmagan, this talking stick is a commemorative piece dedicated to the memory of Indigenous children sent to residential schools, particularly those who never returned to their families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery material, color, and detail has been chosen to tell a passage: from memory to light, from absence to spiritual presence, and from silence to voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe orange fabric pays tribute to the story of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhyllis Webstad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose orange shirt was taken from her upon her arrival at the St. Joseph Mission residential school in 1973. Her testimony is at the origin of the Orange Shirt Day movement.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe spirit of the object\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTowards the light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was conceived as a staff of memory and passage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe strips of orange fabric represent the children torn from their families by the residential school system. They honor those who returned, those who carried this story throughout their lives, and those who never made it home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir ends have been covered in gold. In the artistic intention of this work, gold represents the sun, the light, and the passage of the lost children to a world where they can finally find peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis movement from orange to gold gradually transforms pain into light, without erasing what happened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSymbolism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhite wolf fur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e holds a central place in the work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wolf was chosen by the artisan as a symbol of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efamily, protection, loyalty to one's kin, and the bond between generations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Here, it becomes the symbolic guardian of the children who were separated from their families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe white adds a second dimension to the work: that of peace, light, and the spiritual world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhite feathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e evoke the passage to the spirit world. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold-tipped feathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meanwhile, were intended as symbolic wings: a way to accompany the lost children on their journey and to restore to them, through this work, what had been taken away—the possibility of being reunited with their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe talking stick ultimately carries an essential intention: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto remember and to allow the voice to continue to circulate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor reconciliation cannot begin without truth, without memory, and without listening.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoose hide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite wolf fur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrange fabric\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGold finish applied to the ends of the fabric\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural white and gold feathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeads in shades of orange, white, and gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-assembled throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA unique creation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is not a mass-produced reproduction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunique artisanal work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, created specifically for the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation\u003c\/strong\u003e and bearing the artisan's artistic vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe natural irregularities of the wood, leather, feathers, and fur are an integral part of the work, making every detail impossible to replicate exactly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandmade in Quebec by an Ilnu artisan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisanat Autochtone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56557411696945,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/8867\/2561\/files\/IMG-4496.jpg?v=1790783215","url":"https:\/\/www.artisanatautochtone.com\/en\/products\/baton-de-parole-en-cuir-et-loup-blanc-vers-la-lumiere","provider":"ArtisanatAutochtone.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}