The Storyteller
Synopsis
The life of Wagamese, who was born in Wabasseemoong First Nation in Ontario and became a leading Canadian writer over a 35-year career that ended with his death in 2017 at age 61 years. The document will address the impact of Canada’s infamous residential schools and the Sixties Scoop atrocities on the country’s indigenous people, experiences that took their personal toll on Wagamese.
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