Richard Wagamese

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Richard Wagamese was a novelist,short story writer and journalist.He was a columnist for the Calgary Herald. His works of fiction have become a part of the Canadian literary canon. Through his stories, Wagameseoften delved into the Indigenous experience within Canada andthe legacy of the residential school system. He died in March 2017.

Wagamesedebuted with the novel Keeper'n Mein 1994. It won the Alberta Writers Guild Best Novel Award the following year. His bookIndian Horse was a finalist on Canada Reads 2013, defended by Carol Huynh. He received the 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Mtis and Inuit Literature.In 2017, the novelwas adapted into a feature film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He won the 2015Writers' Trust of Canada's Matt Cohen Award. In 2018, it was announced that his final novel Starlightwould bepublished posthumously.

His other works include, Medicine Walk, Ragged Company, Him Standing, Dream Wheel,the poetry book Runaway Dreams andmemoirsFor Joshua, Embers and One Native Life.

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Interviews

Richard Wagamese on his debut novel

31 years ago

Duration 3:17

Richard Wagamese talks to Midday host Tina Srebotnjak about his debut novel, Keeper'n Me.

The Candy Palmater Show13:39Richard Wagamese on the pivotal role of libraries

How a library helped Richard Wagamese become a writer. Indigenous author Richard Wagamese discovered literature when he stepped into the library for the first time as a homeless teenager.

Daybreak Kamloops6:23Richard Wagamese on Medicine Walk

Medicine Walk is the title of Richard Wagamese's latest novel. It's a tale about a journey and about abscent fathers.