“Writing isn’t something that I am usually interested in, but this is pretty interesting. In school they give you a subject and they expect you to follow all the rules. (Wagamese) is letting us use our imaginations and write about whatever we want,”

“This is the whole reason why I do what I do. I come to schools because I believe if students can get even a short glimpse of the energy that is possible when you work at a heightened level that it will be attractive to them and they will want to do more with it. I can see that happening with them already,”

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.

He’s been a faculty adviser for the journalism faculties of Grant MacEwan Community College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

University of Regina’s Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, a writer for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, a faculty advisor on journalism for Grant MacEwen Community College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), and a scriptwriter for the CBC-Alliance production North of 60.

Wagamese will be in Penticton next week to give a three-day writing workshop to high school students, and to dazzle the public with an evening storytelling performance.

Teachers at the high school were so excited to meet the author of Indian Horse, and promote aboriginal writing, they formed their own book club

David Leach, chairman of UVic’s writing department, said Wagamese pushed his students out of their comfort zones.

Wagamese is being remembered for work that reflected the legacy of the residential school system, as well as his generosity and loving spirit.

a lecture and discussion course exploring how the observational skills and traditional spiritual principles of First Nations’ storytelling can help all writers to improve their craft

168   Never did mockers waste more idle breath.

How would you describe the opening 'Minuet' theme in the 3rd movement?

What important musical FORM gained major importance in the Classical Era?

In which section does the composer show their creativity the most?

The feather often represents strength and growth, as well as hope and freedom. Birds fly freely in the clouds, closest to the spirit realm. Sometimes when a feather is in our path, it may be perceived as a message from the other side. Feathers can symbolize ascension, spirit, flight and even heaven