Norval Morrisseau faced challenges such as abuse in residential school, alcoholism and Parkinson disease, and massive art forgery rings. He challenged several stereotypes in the 1960s, including traditional colonial views of art that resisted giving Indigenous art a space in mainstream galleries and media. He fought to dispel sensationalized stories around his alcoholism and early-life trauma. Later in his life, Morrisseau became aware of a large number of forgeries of his work and fought to have galleries take down paintings that bore his name but weren’t created by him.
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