Art keeps prisoners on a healing path


This article, from the Edmonton Journal (Alberta, Canada) was written by Elizabeth Withey, who “wanted to know: Do the arts exist in Alberta jails?” She visited three federal prisons, and writes about Pathways, a program used to connect the aboriginal prisoners to their traditional cultural practices — including beadwork. Highlighted is prisoner Richard Moosewah, who discusses his beadwork and how it helps him.


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