Aboriginal artists vs. Olympic organizers

By News Staff

Posted Jan 14, 2010 6:37 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A few Olympic organizers are facing off against a group of Aboriginal artists.

The organizers are being accused of selling knock-off Aboriginal art, kicking off a dispute over the true meaning of authenticity.

The owner of Native Works, an aboriginal-run company on the Squamish reserve in North Vancouver, says he has launched an online petition calling on VANOC to stop using the term “authentic Aboriginal products” in its’ marketing.

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