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The lesser blessed is an eyeopening depiction of what it is to be a young dogrib man in the age of aids, disillusionment with catholicism, and a growing world consciousness. Native american tales, a graphic collection a collection of stories written by native authors edited by matt dembicki fulcrum books, 2010. Richard van camp has published 15 books, including the lesser blessed which was turned into a feature film with first generation films that premiered at the toronto international film festival. Richard van camp, the lesser blessed in his 1996 debut novel the lesser blessed, dogrib tlicho writer richard van camp positions the telling of his nations creation story at the confluence of race and performance.