First of all I want to thank my Creator for giving me the strength and power to investigate these historic sex crimes and abuses that were perpetrated by Norval Morrisseau and his sexual deviant and corrupted so-called adopted son in Gabe Vadas. This story has been a very difficult one to confront, expose and bring light to. It’s embarrassing and humiliating that I too have been a victim. I am a heterosexual man. I’ve never had a gay experience in my entire life and from as far back as I can remember, I was never sexually abused as a child.
There are many layers that I’m going to share and expose because first and foremost, the truth is what is most important. I have been seeking through “Spirit” what would be the right way to go about this and that presents a challenge because it means I’ll have to give names and share all the facts and evidence that was presented to me. I know that some will be offended by that but it is the very nature of being a investigative reporter on this subject matter. The future generations of our children need to know what happened and how. History needs to be corrected and told from the lense of truth. Propping up sexual abusers like Morrisseau and those around him and like him is disgusting. I will not tolerate these lies and falsehoods in a society both indigenous and non native alike that continue to perpetuate such a delusion. It will be smashed. The truth of everything I know and have learned will see the light as of today. I stand by every word. I believe that change starts with me so here is my story...
As many of you know I have always been a truth teller and have championed the causes of fighting for the broken, the weak, the aspects of society where those who wander feeling displaced, indifferent and lost almost destroyed as human beings. Like me, many can find their way out. We can survive and heal and become instruments of that healing. When I began investigating these accusations and accounts I simply couldn’t believe it. I was shocked. I am still in a state of shock. It bothers me so much that no matter what anyone may have to say about it, I have to tell the truth. I have to set the record straight because both history and the future are counting on me.
I feel like this is my destiny regarding this story and finally putting to rest the debate that I’ve been struggling with as to whether to do so....or not. Today this has now changed. I buried this sick and dark event for over 17 years now. Trying to do some good regarding my involvement in helping to save Norval Morrisseau’s legacy was perhaps the perfect distraction for me burying this truth. When that painting showed up I posted in the second photo here on my doorstep just around 6 months ago? I knew that the Creator was trying to get my attention. The title of this is called: Norval and Gabe. It was a very deep synchronized event. I live deep in the Kootenay mountains with a population of 350 souls. This painting showed up in my house for a week. There were 2 things that came to me about it. One was could this be about reconciliation with the Norval Morrisseau estate? Or could this be about me now addressing what happened to me in 2006 while visiting Norval and Gabe in Nanaimo?
The reality is that before there can be reconciliation? The truth must be told. The truth then must be processed and shared. The results will be what they will be. That’s the freeing part of telling the truth. The reconciliation part is my own healing and that of the healing of others. And for me? This is why I have struggled with pretty much everything and everyone around the estate of Norval Morrisseau. In my view and knowledge they are willingly or unknowingly protecting a historic sexual abuser. And the same can be said of that dysfunctional liar in Gabe Vadas who crossed the line with me in 2006. I was visiting as I had so often had from 2005 to 2007, just before Norvals death. This gross and embarrassing event happened one afternoon there. I had a sore back for a few days. I mentioned this to Gabe and right away he says: Norval has healing hands. Let him touch your back.
I turned around because I didn’t want to offend either Norval or Gabe, you know being a guest at their house and all. Next thing I know, Gabe is trying to stuff Norvals hand down my ass. I freaked out and jumped away feeling really fuckin embarrassed. I was weirded right out by that experience. Nobody had ever done that to me. I felt really uncomfortable and in that moment I wanted to smash Gabe right in the fuckin teeth. He looked shocked by my rejection and attempted to be apologetic saying oh, sorry man...with a dazed and glossy eyed look on his face. But he knew exactly what he was doing. Predators are like that. They test to see how far they can go. It’s about power and control for these types. And this piece of shit of a human being was no different. It’s been his M.O. since being Morrisseau’s own sex doll and personal lover. We all know the stories and truth about how it really was just a coverup for the Canadian public and media regarding that false narrative they put out about Gabe being Norvals adopted son. It isn’t true because why would an adopted father have sex with his adopted son?
Gabe Vadas himself told me this. He confessed to me one time during these visits about what it was like to get “poked by the shaman”. His exact words. He cried to me telling me about the first time it happened to him. He mentioned these gay sex scenarios on a few occasions. That Norval was some kind of Chukachee sex shaman, again his terminology. It weirded me out and has weirded me out about him ever since. I blame Norval Morrisseau too. After that shocking experience even Norval had that weird gay sexual abuser look in his eyes, that Gabe himself had. With a weird slimy grin on his face, strapped to his wheelchair and all. Fucking degrading experience and I felt humiliated and embarrassed. And stuffed this dark and twisted event until now. For the whole world to see. To share this with all of you. For the sake of correcting history and the future. For the safety of our children, men and women and to historically set the record straight.
People have said a lot of misinforming things about me because of my willingness to start exposing these stories. They gossip behind my back that I have mental illness, that I’m assassinating Norval Morrisseau’s legacy, that I’m a narcissist, that I’m jealous, I’m too angry and that I don’t treat people well. That extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence? Isn’t that fuckin weird eh? How about that I’m the evidence. Im in possession of much more evidence as the direct result. I was sexually assaulted by both Norval Morrisseau and Gabe Vadas. I know because I called a few sexual assault hotlines sharing this story and every single councillor said that this is sexual abuse. That nobody has the right to sexually touch you without your consent. And that is exactly and precisely right. They had no right to do that. They crossed the line and offended me and my well-being and confidence. They took from me. It was just a moment, but a moment that has caused me ugliness and embarrassment for over 17 years now. That gross and disgusting feeling ends today. It ends forever. I’m telling this story and reclaiming my power, my dignity and sense of integrity and self respect.
This photo was taken by Gabe sexual abuser Vadas in 2005. What was one of the most proudest moments in my career. Having a show with Norval Morrisseau. This was at the 20 year mark of my career. Now? I’ll never be proud of this ever again because of what they did to me and the others. This brings me to the next chapter of this story. The evidence of multiple victims some still alive, most of them now dead. The case for the historic sexual abuse. With real testimony and truth and I have some people to thank for being apart of this story. What really is my story. And how they have played a vital and integral part in this historic investigation.
First of all I sincerely want to thank many of you for helping me to piece together these accounts. I want to acknowledge Dr. Golden and Elder Shelly Charles for their support and sharing about the sexual abuse that happened to David Morrisseau, something that took place when David was but a child and struggled with that for his whole life. David himself confessed to this. I tried to reach out but he continues to struggle with alcohol and drug abuse all these years later. There was an out of court settlement to keep these accusations off the radar but the thing with the past is that some believe they maybe done with the past, but the past isn’t done with you. And this really rings a bell when it comes to historic sexual abusers. Because of the very nature of exposing these accounts it must be done for the greater good and whole.
I would like to acknowledge Michael Cywink who exposed the story of Norval Morrisseau raping Brian Marion when Brian was 16 and 17 years old in Toronto Ont in the late 1970’s. Michael was in the apartment when it happened, listening to the cries of Brian telling Norval in the bedroom...no, no, no, please don’t do it, please no. Micheal told me about how shocking it was, he froze and simply didn’t know what to do. I can relate to how awkward and uncomfortable being in the vicinity of that is. I worked with several sexual assault survivors who truly are the real warriors in the movie I’m executive producer of called “There are no fakes”. It’s devastating and my heart goes out to the memory of Brian and his legacy. But what happened there is real. I trust micheal and his accounts of what took place.
These are unfortunate truths that must be shared. There is an awful history here and like I mentioned propping up historic sexual abusers as icons, cultural hero’s and such is wrong. It’s disgusting and we need to put a stop to this. Many educators, collectors, institutions and children in schools need to be protected. Both indigenous and non indigenous alike. This is about correcting history. This photo here is of Gary Lamont and Norval Morrisseau back in the 1980’s. Lamont is a convicted.serial rapist awaiting trial yet again for several new sexual assault charges. He was recently charged 2 months ago as well for his involvement in the fraud of his sexual mentor in Norval Morrisseau. It is well known in Thunder Bay Ontario that these guys were sometimes sexual partners. It’s the underlying reason why Gary did what he did. He was jealous and felt betrayed by Norvals relationship to Gabe Vadas. It’s the elephant in the living room. The history that many have tried to deny. That Norval Morrisseau was a deviant sexual abuser of both boys and young men. Gary Lamont himself has mentioned this. I crossed paths with this bastard a couple times back in my day in Thunder Bay. Bought weed off of him but never spent much time hangin around. Gary was always a weird and fuckin slimy personality. I never trusted him. By that time I was Rollin with much bigger players in the criminal world. I was a young and crazy mother fucker when I was a kid. I was packing a gun at 16 years old selling cocaine and other designer drugs including tons of lsd.
I loved fighting and beating the piss out of people back then. Obviously the alcohol and drug scene caught up with me much faster and by the time I was 20 years old I was strung out on 9 different physc meds and
ended up hanging myself in prison and being dead for 7 minutes and in a coma for 5 days. So my whole life has been an uphill battle and to be where I am today is a testament to the courage and strength it takes to pull yourself out of the gutter. I believe in a better today and tomorrow because of the things I’ve confronted and conquered in my past. This story is no different.
As one of the worlds premier woodland school artists who prides himself in being a fighter for truth and justice and seeing the broken put themselves back together again, I find it an honour to be honest and transparent with you all. Thank you for your love, kindness and support. I appreciate all the historical accounts from Karl Burrows and David O’Connell who shared their stories of being around Gabe and Norval, the sex abuse and acquiring of young boys in boys town, young male prostitutes on the DTES of Vancouver. Where the continued abuse took place of young victims dealing with their brokenness on the streets while being victimized by both Norval Morrisseau and Gabe Vadas. I want to thank the legendary woodland painter in Saul Williams who shared on the truths of Norval Morrisseau being “shunned” from up North in our northern communities and reservations. These sex crimes were a serious issue for Norval back then and this was one of the leading reasons why he left Ontario.
This last witness is a bit tricky for me because we recently had a falling out of his own choosing. I want it understood that he played a vital role in helping me come forward in my abuse and helped me to come to terms with that. Even though you chose to abandon me because of your own defects of character, I forgive you for that. I know your road is a challenging one as the abuse that happened to you will take a lifetime to heal. I hope this helps you with strength and courage Tom Tom Sinclair. I am sincerely grateful for the time we did share over these last 6 months. Your ability to be so open and honest with me about Norval sexually abusing you when you were just a little boy opened that door for me to confront what happened to me. You see, I have an innocent and pure 5 year old son who walks this life beside me each and every day. Through our sharing it made me reflect that if anyone hurt my child? I’d wipe them off the face of this earth. I still stand by that today.
I have a duty to be honest and transparent as I’ve expressed throughout this article. You telling me this story made me feel so sad but it was the event that triggered this awakening within me. For not only us to heal but for this truth to be shared as a tool for change. Mass change. Change in our communities and change in how we find our ways through, to the other side. Know that I only meant to come and be a friend. But friendship is a 2 way street young blood. You unfortunately jumped the gun and listened to coyotes who have a hidden agenda. You should’ve known better than that and this is perhaps the reason why you went astray. I shared with you in the beginning what I was about to do, being an investigative reporter and all around this. You are right and I won’t be telling your whole story. You’ll deal with that when your ready. That’s your story. But here, with this fucking disgusting truth around Morrisseau being a sexual abuser of children, young boys, young men? You are apart of my story. And no matter what, I’ll always be grateful for that. It helped to heal me. To come forward and be honest so that little boys like my son will never have to feel ashamed or embarrassed to be honest and truthful if these events ever happened to them. For me, this is about accountability and transparency. It’s the only way things really ever change.
All my relations, MAJ - Rainbow Thunderbird 🌈🦅🌈
