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Richard Van Camp

Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, NWT.He is a graduate of the En'owkin International School of Writing, the University of Victoria's Creative Writing BFA Program, and the Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. He is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, is now a movie with First Generation Films and premiered in September of 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. He is the author of four collections of short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern, The Moon of Letting Go, Godless but Loyal to Heaven and Night Moves, as well as two children's books with Cree artist, George Littlechild: A Man Called Raven and What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?His first baby book, Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, was the official selection of the Books for BC Babies program and was given to every newborn baby in British Columbia in 2008. Richard followed this up with another board book: Nighty-Night: A Bedtime Song for Babies. His third book for babies, Little You, is now out with Orca Book Publishers. The amazing Julie Flett is the artist. Little You is published in Bush Cree, Dene and South Slavey, courtesy of the South Slave Divisional Board of Education. His new book for babies with Julie Flett is called "We Sang You Home" and it is gorgeous!All of Richard Van Camp's children's books are available in Braille for free, anywhere in the world, courtesy of the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) and Accessible Resource Centre-British Columbia (ARC-BC)Richard has six graphic novels and comic books out: his first comic book on deterring youth away from gangs, Path of the Warrior, is published with Cree artist, Steve Sanderson, through the Healthy Aboriginal Network. His second comic book on sexual health is Kiss Me Deadly, with Haida artist Chris Auchter. His four graphic novels are Three Feathers (published in Bush Cree, Dene, South Slavey and English, illustrated by Krystal Mateus, on restorative justice; The Eisner Award Nominated A Blanket of Butterflies, on the theme of peace making, illustrated by Scott Henderson, The Blue Raven, illustrated by Steve Sanderson on mental health, and Spirit, a suicide prevention comic book illustrated by Emily Brown (which is also published in Bush Cree, Dene, and South Slavey and English).

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A Blanket of Butterflies

A Blanket of Butterflies

by Richard Van Camp
illustrated by Scott B. Henderson
edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
tagged : action & adventure, aboriginal & indigenous
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Angel Wing Splash Pattern

Angel Wing Splash Pattern

by Richard Van Camp
edition:Paperback
also available: Paperback eBook
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Angel Wing Splash Pattern, Second Edition

Angel Wing Splash Pattern, Second Edition

by Richard Van Camp
edition:Paperback
tagged :
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Godless But Loyal To Heaven

Godless But Loyal To Heaven

by Richard Van Camp
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover Paperback
tagged : short stories (single author)
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Godless but Loyal to Heaven

Godless but Loyal to Heaven

Stories
by Richard Van Camp
edition:Hardcover
also available: eBook Paperback
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Kiss by Kiss / Ocêtôwina

Kiss by Kiss / Ocêtôwina

A Counting Book for Families
by Richard Van Camp
edition:Hardcover
tagged : counting & numbers, parents, love & romance
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Lesser Blessed

Lesser Blessed

by Richard Van Camp
edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
tagged : literary, native american studies
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Little You

Little You

by Richard Van Camp
illustrated by Julie Flett
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
tagged : new baby
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Little You / Nîya-K’apisîsisîyân

Little You / Nîya-K’apisîsisîyân

by Richard Van Camp
translated by Mary Cardinal Collins
illustrated by Julie Flett
edition:Paperback
tagged : new baby, nursery rhymes, poetry (see also stories in verse)
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Night Moves

Night Moves

by Richard Van Camp
edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
tagged : short stories (single author)
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Nighty-Night

Nighty-Night

A Bedtime Song for Babies
by Richard Van Camp
edition:Hardcover
tagged : bedtime & dreams
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Nisto Mekwana / Three Feathers

Nisto Mekwana / Three Feathers

by Richard Van Camp
illustrated by Krystal Mateus
edition:Paperback
tagged : literary
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Sonny Assu

Sonny Assu

A Selective History
by Candice Hopkins; Ellyn Walker; Richard Van Camp & Marianne Nicolson
by (artist) Sonny Assu
foreword by Janet Rogers
edition:Paperback
tagged : canadian, artists' books, native american
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The Lesser Blessed

The Lesser Blessed

by Richard Van Camp
edition:Paperback
tagged : literary, coming of age
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The Moon of Letting Go

The Moon of Letting Go

by Richard Van Camp
edition:eBook
also available: Paperback Hardcover
tagged : short stories (single author)
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This Place

This Place

150 Years Retold
by Mitchell Brandon; Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair; Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley; Chelsea Vowel; Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley; Katherena Vermette; Richard Van Camp; Jen Storm; Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm; David Alexander Robertson; Sonny Assu
illustrated by Kyle Charles; Scott B. Henderson; Donovan Yaciuk; Tara Audibert; GMB Chomichuk; Andrew Lodwick; Natasha Donovan & Scott A. Ford
foreword by Alicia Elliott
edition:Paperback
tagged : historical, aboriginal & indigenous
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Three Feathers

Three Feathers

by Richard Van Camp
illustrated by Krystal Mateus
edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
tagged : coming of age, peer pressure
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We Sang You Home

We Sang You Home

by Richard Van Camp
illustrated by Julie Flett
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
tagged : new baby, poetry (see also stories in verse)
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We Sang You Home / Ka Kîweh Nikâmôstamâtinân

We Sang You Home / Ka Kîweh Nikâmôstamâtinân

by Richard Van Camp
translated by Mary Cardinal Collins
illustrated by Julie Flett
edition:Paperback
tagged : new baby, poetry (see also stories in verse)
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Welcome Song for Baby

Welcome Song for Baby

by Richard Van Camp
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
tagged : new baby, parents
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Welcome Song for Baby / Ni Nikamon ‘Tawâw Nipepîmis’

Welcome Song for Baby / Ni Nikamon ‘Tawâw Nipepîmis’

by Richard Van Camp
translated by Mary Cardinal Collins
edition:Paperback
tagged : new baby, nursery rhymes, parents
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Coming Home

Coming Home

Stories from the Northwest Territories
introduction by Richard Van Camp
edition:Paperback
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Indigenous Men and Masculinities

Indigenous Men and Masculinities

Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
interviewee Warren Cariou; Thomas Ka’auwai Kaulukukui Jr.; Daniel Heath Justice; Gregory Scofield; William Kahalepuna Richards Jr.
contributions by Sam McKegney; Richard Van Camp; Erin Sutherland; Leah Sneider; Robert Henry; Brendan Hokowhitu; Lloyd L. Lee; Phillip Borell; Sasha Sky; Bob Antone; Allison Piché; John Swift; Kimberly Minor; Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair; Scott L. Morgensen; Ty P. Kawika Tengan; Lisa Tatonetti
edited by Robert Alexander Innes & Kim Anderson
edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
tagged : indigenous studies, gender studies, discrimination & race relations
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Luminous Ink

Luminous Ink

Writers on Writing in Canada
edited by Rabindranath Maharaj; Dionne Brand; Tessa McWatt
contributions by Lawrence Hill; Rawi Hage; Marie-Hélène Poitras; Lee Maracle; David Chariandy; Greg Hollingshead; George Elliott Clarke; Nino Ricci; Heather O'Neill; Michael Ondaatje; Margaret Atwood; Lisa Moore; Nicole Brossard; Rita Wong; Leanne Betasamosake Simpson; Eden Robinson; Stephen Henighan; MG Vassanji; Michael Helm; Judith Thompson; Pascale Quiviger; Madeleine Thien; Hiromi Goto; Richard Van Camp; Camilla Gibb & Sheila Fischman
edition:Paperback
tagged : canadian
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Masculindians

Masculindians

Conversations about Indigenous Manhood
interviewee Tomson Highway; Taiaiake Alfred; Thomas Kimeksun Thrasher; Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm; Alison Calder; Ty P. Kawika Tengan; Basil H. Johnston; Neal McLeod; Richard Van Camp; Kim Anderson; Daniel Heath Justice; Adrian Stimson; Warren Cariou; Terrance Houle; Brendan Hokowhitu; Janice C. Hill; Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair; Louise Bernice Halfe; Daniel David Moses; Joanne Arnott; Joseph Boyden; Gregory Scofield & Lee Maracle
edited by Sam McKegney
cover design or artwork by Dana Claxton
edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
tagged : native american studies, men's studies, gender studies
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