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Indigenous author and playright Drew Hayden Taylor was inspired by fake Norval Morrisseau art and wrote about other indigenous fakes... Author and Playwright Drew Hayden Taylor Drew Hayden Taylor is a gifted writer and playright. I've been a fan of his work for decades - since having read "FUNNY, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE ONE: OBSERVATIONS FROM A BLUE-EYED OJIBWAY " ( highly recommend the entire series ). So, imagine my delight when I ran into him at the book launch for EARLY DAYS:

The old ones say that there are no coincidences, only the long, meandering weave of a story we haven’t yet fully read. One example of how Norval Morrisseau manifests in my life when least expected. My wife and I flew in to Kelowna and made our way to Victoria to meet my stepson where we found a place to to stay through Airbnb. The condo we chose sat on Fisgard Street, and upon arrival, we found ourselves in the heart of Chinatown, where the air smelled of salt and old stories