Author Description

For nearly 30 years, Ruth Cuthand's work has talked back to mainstream media and colonial society, addressing the frictions between cultures, the failures of representation, and the political uses of anger in Canada. This comprehensive overview features a selection of artworks produced between 1983 and 2009, including the complete suite of 12 award-winning beadworks, and the Trading series, which depicts the diseases that ravished first nations upon European contact.