Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird NDW4M Canadian Historical Association

Canadian Historical Association

The details of the images are totally engaging and are a visual treat

an Indspire Indigenous Educator Award

In The Great Bear

Gail MacKay

Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird NDW4M Canadian Historical AssociationNorval Morrisseau (19322007), Ojibway, drew his first sketches at age six in the sand on the shores of Lake Nipigon, and his first paintings were in cheap watercolour on birch bark and moose hide. By the end of his tumultuous life, the prolific self taught artist was sought by collectors, imitated by forgers and received the Order of Canada among other accolades. Critics, art historians and curators alike consider him one of the most innovative