Bentwood Box by Bruce Alfred and Brennan Sawyer orca-book-publishers And when she can’t find

And when she can’t find motherly support in her own home

The fawn twitches his large ears and looks about

this highly illustrated book covers everything from soil building to pruning to four-season food growing and seed saving

Alone in the world and placed in a horrific boarding school

Each chapter takes a different approach to the invitation to reflect upon their institution: some narrate a history of the institution

Bentwood Box by Bruce Alfred and Brennan Sawyer orca-book-publishers And when she can’t findBruce Alfred is a Kwakwaka'wakw ('Namgis) artist, born in Alert Bay and deeply rooted in traditional practices. He was introduced to the art of steam bent wood boxes and chests by world renowned artist Doug Cranmer, and his work is now prized by collectors locally and internationally. His bentwood boxes have been exhibited at the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Museum of Anthropology, and in 2008 he was honoured by the BC Achievement Foundation