You’ve defined yourself as both an author and a storyteller. I like to think I’m taking the genre to new heights with the sensual, the erotic, the hilarious and the terrifying in ways no other author has before or ever will. How do you think your books and writing have impacted this genre of Aboriginal Fiction? I’m also proud to be recognized as a great writer and hilarious storyteller (my opinion). All I know is I am Aboriginal and proud to be a part of the genre. What is your opinion of what constitutes the Aboriginal Fiction genre? Is it specified by the writers themselves or the techniques and styles with which they write?Ī great question: I think this is a term that’s external from the process. We decided to sit down with Richard and ask him, among many things, what he thinks defines the Aboriginal Fiction genre and the contributions he has made to it, if writing degrees are really helpful to aspiring writers and what the Idle No More movement means for Indigenous sovereignty and Canadian identity.Īll emoticons were expressly inserted and used with permission. Richard Van Camp is an acclaimed Canadian author, a proud member of Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, NWT and all around pretty charming fellow. Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporting member of rabble.ca.
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