Richard Wagamese | |
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.jpg) Wagamese at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2013 | |
| Native name | Mushkotay Beezheekee Anakwat (Buffalo Cloud) |
| Born | October 14, 1955 Minaki, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 10, 2017 (aged 61)[1] Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | novelist, poet, television writer |
| Language | Ojibway; English |
| Genre | First Nations literature[2] |
| Notable works | Indian Horse |
| Notable awards | Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature (2013) |
Richard Wagamese (October 14, 1955 – March 10, 2017) was an Ojibwe Canadian author and journalist from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in Northwestern Ontario.[3] He was best known for his novel Indian Horse (2012), which won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2013, and was a competing title in the 2013 edition of Canada Reads.[4]
It was adapted into a feature-length film, Indian Horse (2017), directed by Stephen Campanelli and released after Wagamese's death.[5]
- ^ "Ojibway Author Richard Wagamese Dead at 61". CBC News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Lederman, Marsha (March 25, 2017). "Ojibway Author Found Salvation in Stories". The Globe and Mail. p. S12. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Volmers, Eric (February 28, 2012). "Indian Horse is a dark ride". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
- ^ "Newfoundland novel wins Canada Reads". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. February 15, 2013. p. E7.
- ^ Takeuchi, Craig (August 23, 2017) "Film adaptation of Richard Wagamese's novel Indian Horse to screen at VIFF 2017". The Georgia Straight