Richard Wagamese
Wagamese at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2013
Born	1955
Died	March 10, 2017 (aged 61-62) Kamloops, British Colombia, Canada
Occupation	novelist, poet, television writer
Language	English
Citizenship	Canadian
Genre	First Nations literature
Notable works	Indian Horse
Notable awards	Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature (2013)

Richard Wagamese (October 14, 1955 – March 10, 2017, Ojibwe) was a Canadian author and journalist. He was best known for his 2012 novel Indian Horse, 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.

Wagamese died on march 10, 2017 at the age of either 61 or 62 in Kamloops, British Columbia. view more...