Fifteen Years of Research on the Great Canadian Indigenous/Anishinaabe Painter Norval Morrisseau a.k.a. Copper Thunderbird

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IN MEMORIAM: GOYCE KAKEGAMIC (1948-2021)

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Goyce Kakegamic (January 10th, 1948 - December 2nd, 2021)
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"Family Unity" - Serigraph, 19"x25", © 1981 Goyce Kakegamic
/Click on image to Enlarge/
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“Those Hands:” the Legacy of Goyce Kakegamic

Goyce Kakegamic (1948-2021)

It is with deep sadness that the family of Goyce Kakegamic, age 73, sorrowfully announce his unexpected passing at his home on December 2, 2021 after a brief illness.

Goyce squeezed so much work, love and service to his family, friends and community before he was called home. When Goyce was young, his father took him hunting. As they walked down a trail, Goyce’s rifle misfired. Some fathers would have been angry. Others might have been disappointed. His father sat him down on a tree stump, took the rifle away and said, “Son, your hands were made for different work.” His father was right.

Goyce used those hands to improve life for all people in the North. He used those hands for building schools and educational opportunities for Indigenous youth in the north. Those hands built bridges between friends and foes and Indigenous and Non-Indigenous peoples alike. Those hands reached out to bring leaders, great and small, and grassroots people together to create a medical school to serve Northern Ontario. Those hands were created for building a better place to live. Those hands created paintings and sculpture. And, those hands always were ready to pray.

Goyce was an original member of the Woodlands School of Art made famous by his brother-in-law Norval Morrisseau. He could have spent his entire life telling the stories of his people with his paint brush. That would have been more than enough legacy for most people. However, Goyce believed it was not enough to pursue his own dreams, he worked so children and youth could pursue their dreams too. He believed education was the key for social progress. He became a teacher. He soon was principal and education director of the Keewaywin First Nation Elementary School.

He would play a leadership role in every major Indigenous educational initiative, elementary, secondary, and post-secondary, over the last half century.

Goyce had no interest in attaining political power for himself. Although he was never a Chief, Goyce was pressed by the Elders to become a Deputy Grand Chief with Nishnawbe Aski. He was elected and reelected many times. He held the education and justice portfolios, but he also was handed many challenges which others did not want to face. One of his proudest achievements was the appointment of women to the NAN Chiefs’ Assembly.

Deputy Grand Chief Goyce played an instrumental role in bringing a medical school to the North and specifically an equal campus to Thunder Bay. He travelled to countless First Nations and Indigenous organizations to gather letters of support and band council resolutions for the lobbying effort. He reached out to the Metis Nation of Ontario which provided the school with a petition with almost one thousand names in support of the medical school. Goyce remembered the contribution of the Metis and insisted that the MNO have a voting representative on the Founding Board of NOSM along with each of the three Political Territorial Organizations (NAN, Treaty Three and Robinson Superior).

Goyce was not afraid to reach out beyond his base of support. After the Ontario Government announced that NOSM would be situated in Sudbury, Goyce saw this decision as a defeat for the Northwest and he would not stand for it. His vision was for an equal campus in Thunder Bay and Sudbury. He believed such a model would best serve all the people, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous, First Nations and Metis in the North. He turned his energy to organize a gathering of Northwestern Ontario leaders at the Valhalla Inn to show the Ontario Government this decision could not stand. Goyce reached out to municipal leaders, Chiefs, educational organizations, physicians, nurses’ unions, and Churches. Everyone was welcome. To invite municipal leaders, he put down his phone and got himself an invitation to speak at a meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association. He rallied the mayors and reeves to the need of a dual campus. There was tension in the room as he began his speech. But as usual, Goyce returned with a support resolution and a commitment from nearly all the mayors to attend his meeting at the Valhalla Inn. His actions to bring people together was not always appreciated by his own people or the president’s office at the university until of course the Ontario Government reversed its decision.

There are many photos taken during the historic development of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Few of these photos include Goyce. One photo seldom seen is one of Goyce and the Ontario Premier. With a mandate from NAN, Goyce convened a meeting where the Grand Chiefs of all of the PTOs in the North briefed the Premier on the positive impacts that a new medical school in the North would have on determinants of Indigenous Health. You won’t read about this meeting in any history books or in the recent narrative on the early years of NOSM but it happened just the same. Goyce, however, never cared about having testimonials, or chairs, or lecture halls named in his honour. For him, it was the work that mattered. It was service that mattered. It was creating opportunities for others that mattered.

Some men work their entire lives for the corner office or struggle to attain wealth and power. Others work to have the most “toys” in their garage before they pass. Goyce was different. His family is his legacy. His wife, Lucy and their children, are a model for everything that a strong and loving family should be. Each one continues to serve the community working in counseling and education. Goyce is survived and loved by his wife Lucy and his daughter AnnaFern, and his sons Jonathon (Rhonda), Kevin (Janey), and Mark (Danielle) and his grandchildren, Jeremy (28), Robyn (26), Amy (15), Hannah (14), Ace (11) Sarah and Matthew (10).

Goyce is also survived by his living Sisters and Brothers, Skip, Maudie Meekis, Mary Solomon, and Howard.

His legacy also lives on with those Indigenous students who are pursuing their high school diplomas at the Keewaytinook Internet High School, Pelican Falls and Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. He worked so hard all of his life in order that they would have the opportunity to get a good education, the foundation, he believed, for a happy, safe and productive life.

Goyce’s legacy also lives on in the hands of the medical students, residents and doctors who graduated from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, many of whom will never be taught about the person largely responsible for their opportunities to study medicine in the Northwest. For Goyce, their opportunity to become physicians to serve their communities was all that mattered.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations in his memory to the Goyce Kakegamic Memorial Bursary, a partnership with Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The WenJack Education Institute and the Kakegamic family.

Goyce’s funeral took place at New Hope Fellowship, 532 Edward Street North, at 10:00 am on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery where his sister, the late Ann Skead and his brother-in-law, Tom Beardy were laid to rest. Ken Funk officiated. The service was limited to family and invited guests with double vaccinations being a requirement and the wearing of masks.

Special thanks to family and friends who have supported the family during this difficult time.

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Source (Text): Published by The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal on Dec. 11, 2021 /Used without permission/
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* The print in this post: "Family Unity" - Serigraph AP IX/IX, 19"x25", © 1981 Goyce Kakegamic

Fourteen Years of Research on the Great Canadian Indigenous/Anishinaabe Painter Norval Morrisseau a.k.a. Copper Thunderbird

~ Blog Master's Public Address
   
Kinsman Robinson Galleries vs. Ugo Matulic /CV-10-417123/



Ugo Matulic in front of Kinsman Robinson Galleries, February 2013

Image: Courtesy of http://themorrisseauhoaxexposedblog.com/ 





> On December 23rd, 2010 Kinsman Robinson Galleries launched $1,000,000 SLAPP suit against me intended to interfere with my right to freedom of expression (see BELOW for my Statement of Defence).

Plaintiffs signed the Full and Final Release on May 16th, 2013 dropping all charges against me as soon as the judgement by Judge Paul J. Martial in Hatfield vs. Artworld of Sherway was announced... contrary to what was stated for a reason on Kinsman Robinson Galleries' blog: "Our decision to agree to this settlement was made in order to end the ongoing distraction and cost of a complex litigation process." (click HERE or HERE). 

This means that I would be totally free to write as before, about Donald Robinson, Paul Robinson, John MacGregor Newman, and Kinsman Robinson Galleries, as their activities relate to the Hoax of the so-called “fakes” they allege.

"I was in the process of submitting a long list of documents they would be required to produce that they have hidden from public scrutiny for the past 13 years. And they knew that is what they would have to reveal. Also financial documents, which actually show their profits went up from the Hoax, and not down from my revelations."

For background information on this SLAPP suit by Kinsman Robinson Galleries and reasons behind it click HERE.

Anti-SLAPP law passed – Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015

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"On the other hand, there are those dealers - including Joseph McLeod and collectors like Ugo Matulic and Joseph Otavnik - who believe that the issue of fakes is really a non-issue, a trumped-up conspiracy by Kinsman Robinson and Gabe Vadas to corner the market."

Armand Garnet Ruffo (NORVAL MORRISSEAU 'Man Changing into Thunderbird, 2014; Page 290)

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The Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society

"In 2005, two years before he died of Parkinson-related disease, the artist launched the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society (NMHS) to compile a catalogue raisonné of his oeuvre. The Art Dealers Association of Canada backed the organization, acknowledging it as “the sole authority for the authentication of works by Norval Morrisseau” in 2007. But NMHS has been bitterly contested by others, including Morrisseau collector Ugo Matulić (a.k.a. Spirit Walker). He says the artist was far too affected by dementia at the time to be able to set up such a body."

Coline Milliard, November 3, 2014, Artnet.com
/"Charges Dropped in Norval Morrisseau Forgery Case" /

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>>> The Norval Morrisseau Blog is an educational initiative dedicated to the promotion of one of Canada’s most renowned Aboriginal artists and creation of a digital archive to honour the legacy of his life’s work.

We have published more than 2,690 posts, thousands of pictures, hundreds of documents (e.g. accredited professional Forensic Document Examiner's reports), related to the art of Norval Morrisseau, so that people around the world who regularly view our blog - museum curators, archivists, fine art collectors, academics, educators, and admirers of fine art - can have a better understanding and appreciation of the long career and singular achievements of this landmark Canadian artist, who was hailed as a “genius” at the very first exhibition he ever held at The Pollock Gallery in September 1962.

Norval was also the most prolific artist in world history, having produced well over 23,000 original artworks. We dedicate this blog to the loyal Norval Morrisseau collectors around the world who represent a legion of collectors outnumbering more than any other leading artist. We are thankful for the tremendous support our educational blog has garnered from countless Morrisseau fans around the world.

We will not be deterred from our single-minded effort to continue to publish the information of the artistic record of this great painter, and we will continue pursuing our mission of seeking justice for Norval Morrisseau and his art, which is a vital aspect of Canada’s heritage.

Thank you/Hvala/Miigwetch,

Ugo Matulić
spiritwalker2008@gmail.com

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>> IMPORTANT LEGAL UPDATE <<
Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015

"The Ontario law, enacted on November 3rd, 2015, creates a fast-track review that allows judges to identify and deal with SLAPPs expeditiously. It creates a procedure that attempts to balance a plaintiff’s right to bring a legal action with a defendant’s right to free expression.

A plaintiff must convince a court that the case has substantial merit and that the alleged harm caused by a defendant is, in the words of the act, “sufficiently serious that the public interest in permitting the proceeding to continue outweighs the public interest in protecting that expression.”
~ Julius Melnitzer , December 2nd, 2015


Source: Corporate litigators get ready for Ontario’s new anti-SLAPP legislation /Financial Post/


"Canadian attorney Derek J. Bell thinks the PPPA (The Protection of Public Participation Act) could have some “real teeth.” If a defendant in a potential SLAPP suit invokes the PPPA, the court must hear the defendant’s motion within 60 days, during which time all other activity in the case is suspended. If the court rules that the case is a SLAPP suit, the defendants could get more than court costs on the motion, up to “full indemnity” on the entire SLAPP action itself, and potentially even require the initiator of the SLAPP suit to pay damages."
~ Rick Cohen , November 11th, 2015

Source: Canada Restricting SLAPP Suits but First in Personal Freedom: What’s the Connection? /NPQ/

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Filed in The Superior Court of Justice – Ontario on September 22nd, 2011


SLAPP SUIT WON BY THE DEFENDANT !
>>> To learn more about this lawsuit and reasons behind it, I strongly recommend reading this STATEMENT OF DEFENCE And click HERE for the Blog Master's Public Address... 


Court File No. CV-10-417123

ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

BETWEEN:

TELE-CONNECT PUBLICATIONS LTD. C.O.B KINSMAN ROBINSON GALLERIES, DONALD ROBINSON AND PAUL ROBINSON

Plaintiff

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UGO MATULIC

Defendant


STATEMENT OF DEFENCE

1.   Except as hereinafter specifically admitted, the Defendant, Ugo Matulic ("Matulic"), deny the allegations contained in paragraphs 5 to 16 of the Amended Statement of Claim ("ASOC") and denies that the Plaintiff is entitled to any of the relief claimed in paragraph 1 therein.

BACKGROUND

2.   Ugo Matulic ("Matulic") is the owner and author the Norval Morrisseau Blog located at http://norvalmorrisseau.blogspot.com/. He is also the owner of many pieces of original Norval Morrisseau artwork, acquired from reliable sources and sources with direct connections to the artist, that Matulic has collected over a decade. As stated in the banner on the Norval Morrisseau Blog:

"This Blog is posted in honour of the Spirit of Norval Morrisseau a.k.a. Copper Thunderbird - Grand Shaman of the Ojibway. Also, this is the first and the only Blog incepted during Norval Morrisseau's lifetime. It is dedicated entirely to the preservation of his artistic legacy along with the living presence of the Ojibway peoples on the North American continent."

3.   Since Matulic created his blog, the plaintiffs have been provoking and disparaging a very large number of pieces of Norval Morrisseau artwork not sold through or by the Kinsman Robinson Gallery, in a concerted effort to corner the public market in Norval Morrisseau's artwork owned by Matulic and others. The plaintiffs' smear campaign is directed in devaluing and stigmatizing the authentic artwork of the late Norval Morrisseau who passed away in 2007.

4.   The Plaintiffs have actively and deliberately taken action to corner the market in paintings by Norval Morrisseau. They are using their own position, as a former Morrisseau dealer, to inflate the value of their own holdings of Norval Morrisseau's paintings, and deflate the value of paintings held by Matulic, other Morrisseau collectors and art galleries all across Canada, by falsely claiming that many genuine Morrisseaus are forgeries, especially those signed on the back by the artist in black paint using drybrush (DB) technique. However several of these paintings have been positively confirmed for the signature authenticity by three independent forensic document examiners from Ottawa, Toronto and Calgary.

5.   The Plaintiffs along with other individuals have attacked Matulic's personal and professional reputation in an attempt to devalue paintings from Matulic's personal collection calling them forgeries and abominations.

6.   The Plaintiff, Kinsman Robinson Galleries, previously owned and used the domain name www.norvalmorrisseau.com. However, they did not pay the necessary domain name registration renewal fees and it was placed on the open market and Matulic purchased the domain name. Since then, Matulic has used the domain name and blog to honour the late great Canadian painter Norval Morrisseau. The plaintiffs have on several occasions tried to intimidate him and to portray him in negative light, thereby allowing other individuals to launch a number of character defamation attacks on him on the internet and other forms of media.

7.   All of the blog postings written by Matulic contain statements that are factually accurate or contain statements of opinion based upon accurate facts.

THE ACTION IS STATUTE BARRED

8.   The Plaintiffs failed to give written notice to Matulic of the alleged defamation within six weeks of the Postings coming to the Plaintiffs attention contrary to the requirements of s. 5 (1) of the Libel and Slander Act (the "Act") R.S.O. 1990, c. L.12. Furthermore, the Plaintiffs failed to commence this action within three months of the postings coming to their attention contrary to the requirements of s. 6 of the Act. This action is therefore statute-barred.

9.   In the alternative, Matulic pleads that the alleged defamatory statements, which are not admitted to be defamatory, but specifically are denied as such, were published on dates ranging from 2008 through to the present. However, the plaintiffs only commenced this action 3 years following the initial defamatory post as alleged in paragraph 5 of the ASOC. By a Response to a Demand for Particulars dated August 31, 2011, the Plaintiffs admitted that they each became aware of Matulic's blog posts within a month of the publication on the internet. Accordingly, Matulic pleads that the plaintiffs' action is time-barred and pleads and relies upon section 4 of the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Schedule B.

10.   Matulic commenced his Blog almost four years ago following false statements made publicly by the Plaintiffs and other individuals who were closely associated with the Plaintiffs regarding the authenticity of many Norval Morrisseau's paintings which these individuals called 'questionable', 'fakes', 'forgeries', 'abominations' and other defamatory attributes. Matulic felt the need to create a platform that would speak for Norval Morrisseau when this privilege to speak for himself was put in the hands of others who were only interested in their personal financial gain all the while putting the Legacy of Norval Morrisseau aside.

11.   With respect to paragraph 9 of the ASOC, Matulic denies the allegations therein and put the Plaintiffs to the strict proof thereof. Matulic was only served with two Notices of Libel: the first being the Notice of Libel dated December 23, 2010 and the second being the Notice of Libel dated January 6, 2011. The Notice of Libel dated November 19, 2010 was received via e-mail by Plaintiffs' Lawyer on March 11, 2011 (the first time Matulic had received or seen the November 19, 2010 Notice Of Libel. The March 11,2011 letter from counsel for KRG stated the following:

"We have attempted, unsuccessfully, to serve you personally with our client's Statement of Claim which was recently issued in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. We have also sent you, over the past few months, various Notices of Libel, some of which have been returned to us. It appears as though you have received some, but not all, of our correspondence despite each of these documents being sent to the same address."

QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE

12.   Further, and in the alternative, the postings by Matulic were published in good faith and without malice on an occasion of qualified privilege, particulars of which occasion are as follows:

       (a) Matulic's Blog constituted a forum for fellow art enthusiasts, Norval Morrisseau supporters and others interested in his artwork to communicate with one another on those subjects.

       (b) Matulic had an interest or duty- legal, social or moral - to communicate the postings complained of in the ASOC to other persons accessing Matulic's Blog.

       (c) Other persons accessing Matulic's Blog had a corresponding duty or interest to receive the communications in the postings.

       (d) Matulic's Blog expressly invited comments from the Plaintiffs and other persons accessing his Blog.

FAIR COMMENT

13.   Further and in the alternative, the words complained of in the postings constitute fair comment by Matulic, on matters of public interest, based on the substantially true facts as set out this Statement of Defence ("SOD"). Matulic expressed those opinions in good faith and without malice.

PUBLIC INTEREST RESPONSIBLE COMMUNICATION

14.   Further and in the alternative, the postings constituted communications on matters of public interest and Matulic was diligent in trying to verify the statements made in the postings have regard to all relevant circumstances.

CHARTER IMMUNITY

15.   Freedom of expression is guaranteed by s. 2 (b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the "Charter"). It is essential to the proper functioning of the institutions of a democratic form of governance, including the institutions of the courts, the judiciary and an independent professional bar. The law should encourage and permit freewheeling debate in good faith on matters of public interest. The law should not be used to thwart such freewheeling debate by an overtly solicitous attempt to protect a private corporation such as one owned by the plaintiffs. The Matulic postings at issue in this action, demonstrate the vital importance of such a free-wheeling debate. In the particular circumstances of this case, the postings should benefit from constitutional immunity.

16.   The Plaintiffs have been associated with individuals who have been devaluating paintings from Matulic's personal collection calling them forgeries and abominations.

17.   The Plaintiffs were also involved in selling assisted artwork(s) without disclosing full history of the authorship of the said artwork(s) as to be fully painted by the artist.

18.   There are more than 40 galleries and various auction houses and museums across North America which have exhibited authentic Norval Morrisseau's artwork which the Plaintiffs consider fakes and they are in support of individuals who collectively deflated the value of paintings held by Matulic and other Norval Morrisseau collectors all across Canada, by falsely claiming that many genuine Norval Morrisseau's are fakes. [1]

[1] See http://norvalmorrisseau.blogspot.com/2011/07/morrisseaus-artwork-in-auction-houses.html

19.   The Plaintiffs' concerted campaign of online terror in the form of libel chill is a transparent attempt to monopolize the privileged sale of the Norval Morrisseau's artwork and to silence any of their critics.

20.   It is not Matulic's fault that his opinion of the Plaintiffs' actions has brought unwanted publicity, public hatred, ridicule and contempt by supporters of Norval Morrisseau. The Plaintiffs' actions have significantly devalued the art of great artist Norval Morrisseau.

21.   Contrary to the Plaintiffs' assertions, Mr. Joseph McLeod of Maslak McLeod Gallery, the other most prominent expert in Norval Morrisseau's art considers the paintings in question to be authentic.

NO DAMAGES

22.   Matulic denies that the Plaintiffs have suffered damages as alleged in the ASOC paragraphs 14 and 15 or at all as a result of the postings and puts the Plaintiffs to the strict proof of their allegations concerning damages.

DAMAGES IF ANY DUE TO ACTS AND OMISSIONS OF PLAINTIFFS

23.   If the Plaintiffs suffered any damages, which is not admitted but expressly denied, they are attributed to the acts and omissions of the Plaintiffs which failed to notify Matulic that is considered the postings to be defamatory. In this regard, Matulic also relies on the particulars of the Plaintiffs conduct provided in this SOD and the following additional facts:

       (a) The Plaintiffs did not at any time make any attempt to contact Matulic through the private messaging system, which was available at all times through his blog at http://norvalmorrisseau.blogspot.com/,
or in any other reasonable manner before the commencement of this litigation to notify Matulic of the Plaintiffs' complaint about the postings.

       (b) The Plaintiffs were aware of Matulic's Blog since its inception in November 2007.

NO BASIS FOR AGGRAVATED OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES

24.   Matulic specifically denies the allegation in the ASOC paragraph 5 that he was actuated by bad faith in "publishing/broadcasting" the words complained of in the ASOC subparagraph 5. Matulic honestly believed his words to be true and posted them in good faith and without malice and without gross negligence.

25.   The ASOC does not allege any material facts which would justify this Court in awarding either aggravated or punitive damages. In any event, the circumstances of this case do not warrant an award of either aggravated or punitive damages against Matulic.

26.   Further, and in the alternative, as a matter of law, a corporate plaintiff is not entitled to recover aggravated damages.

PLAINTIFFS FAILED TO MITIGATE DAMAGES

27.   The Plaintiffs made no attempt to notify Matulic in a timely way that the postings were considered by the Plaintiffs to be defamatory. Nor did the Plaintiffs ask Matulic to remove or modify the postings. No request was made for an apology.

THE ACTION AGAINST MATULIC IS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS

28.   Matulic therefore submits that this action constitutes an abuse of process and has been commenced with the vexatious attempt to deter Matulic from expressing his opinions, and as such, this is a strategic lawsuit against public participation intended to interfere with Matulic's right to freedom of expression.

29.   Matulic pleads and relies on sections 5,6,10,23 and 24 of the Libel and Slander Act and sections 1 and 2 (b) of the Charter.

RELIEF SOUGHT

30.   The Defendant, Ugo Matulic, asks that this action be dismissed with costs on a substantial-indemnity basis.

September 21,2011


STEINBERG MORTON HOPE & ISRAEL LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
5255 Yonge Street, Suite 1100
Toronto ON M2N6P4

Antonin I. Pribetic (34843S)

Tel: 416-225-2777416-225-2777
Fax: 416-225-7112

Lawyers for the Defendant


Filed in The Superior Court of Justice – Ontario on September 22nd, 2011
SLAPP SUIT WON BY THE DEFENDANT !
>>> To learn more about this lawsuit and reasons behind it, I strongly recommend reading the STATEMENT OF DEFENCE presented ABOVE and click HERE for the Blog Master's Public Address... 
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ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT NOTE:

After twenty years since National Post article by Murray Whyte "Morrisseau fakes alleged" /National Post, May 18th, 2001/, after three years of investigation by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Thunder Bay Police Service and after seven court cases over the period of eleven years (see reference posts listed below) nobody has ever been successful in pointing out one case where it was proven that someone made, sold, distributed or even marketed one "FAKE" Norval Morrisseau painting.  

 >>> Reference posts:

1.1 - Otavnik vs. Vadas SC 07-51428-00,
2.1 - Michael Moniz vs. CTV Globemedia Publishing Inc.,
3.1 - Drs. Browne and Witmer vs. Bearclaw Gallery,
4.1 - Otavnik vs. Sinclair SC 09-00082782-0000,
4.2 - CASE SUMMARY: Otavnik vs. Sinclair SC 09-00082782-0000,
5.1 - Hatfield  vs. Child SC-09-087264-0000*
6.1.- Kinsman Robinson Galleries vs. Ugo Matulic CV-10-417123 &

7.1. Kevin Hearn Vs. Joseph B. McLeod and Maslak McLeod Gallery Inc. /Court File No. CV-12-455650/ **

 ~ In all of these court cases Forensic science have been used proving that paintings in question were signed by Norval Morrisseau and nobody else (click HERE).

* (**) - Both, Donald Robinson of Kinsman Robinson Galleries and his associate Ritchie Sinclair were discredited in this pivotal court case relevant to authenticity of Norval Morrisseau artworks (*) & excluded from testimonies (**)... click HERE & HERE.

>>> Reference posts:
- Chill & Kill /Courtesy of http://themorrisseauhoaxexposedblog.com/,
- Norval Morrisseau Conspiracy & Art Market Competition,
- Ugo Matulic wins $1,000,000 SLAPP suit against Kinsman Robinson Galleries (Part I), - THREAT OF LAWSUITS TRIGGERS BELATED CTV VIDEO & - "Famed tenor drops suit alleging art dealer sold him fake Morrisseau paintings" by James Adams.
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