Morrisseau donated this painting to the people of Canada at a time when he received no support to speak of from Canada. Few know that he died in poverty. And yet here is "Androgyny", exhibited in a golden room that drips with money and power. Many people say that Morrisseau was one of Canada's greatest artists. To some of us, there is no comparison. He is one of the World's great masters. Prolific, significant, dynamic, always interesting, flamboyant, tortured by love, a seeker of deep truths, weak as a kitten and strong as a bear. A profound human being who has coloured our world with insight and energy.

The last years of his life he passionately used every penny he earned to buy and store items for his "Museum" that he dreamed would one day be built in Winnipeg. "The centre of the Universe as far as Indians are concerned" he would say. He started a trust fund to make sure it would happen yet today I watch the artifacts and paintings he so desperately fought to gather for the next generations being frittered away and it breaks my heart.

Androgyny is a lesson from Morrisseau to Canada. Don't ignore your sources of inspiration even if they are dressed in rags. We are all one in Spirit.

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