In a brush with death, Norval Morrisseau is given the name “Copper Thunderbird.” He learns to sign it in Cree syllabics, and writes it on his paintings. That artistic signature becomes a clue on the back of Kevin’s painting. There are other clues that lead to a jail where Norval was imprisoned (but still continued to paint) and to an old friend of Norval’s who sheds some light on what makes an authentic Norval Morrisseau painting. 

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Features: 

Kevin Hearn 

Gerald McMaster 

Norval Morrisseau, archival 

Eugene Morrisseau, Norval Morrisseau’s son  

Jonathan Sommer, Kevin Hearn’s lawyer  

Joseph Sanchez