The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light
by Drew Hayden Taylor
In a world of fakes, who can you trust?
“Red Cadmium Light” paint was created in 1982. If a Norval Morrisseau painting dated earlier than that includes Red Cadmium Light, it’s a fake. It’s that kind of knowledge that brought Nazhi, who runs an art gallery on the Otter Lake First Nation, her renown for spotting counterfeits of the work of Norval Morrisseau and other renowned Indigenous artists. Her daughter Beverly is a successful Indigenous educator, up for a big promotion. When a reporter begins to dig into the world of counterfeit Indigenous art, a discovery is made that risks jeopardizing both women’s careers, and their relationship, forever.
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