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Richard Wagamese

Ojibwe writer (1955-2017) · Canada · On the map · Writers · Died at 61

Richard Wagamese was an Ojibwe Canadian author and journalist from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in Northwestern Ontario.

Richard Wagamese is read about 94 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Matt Cohen Award2015
Molson Prize2013

About this person

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.

Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1955 to 2017 · aged 61

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