For his 26th published title in 26 years, Fort Smith born Richard Van Camp chose to write about the very thing he has dedicated his life to SA国际影视传媒� storytelling.

SA国际影视传媒楪atherSA国际影视传媒�, Van CampSA国际影视传媒檚 newest book is part storytelling manual, part manuscript of what he calls miracle stories, interviews with people who have passed away and then come back to life.

SA国际影视传媒淭heySA国际影视传媒檙e beautiful stories, and they renew your faith in the universe and humanity,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Van Camp said his goal with Gather was for it to be a book you would give to a grieving friend, SA国际影视传媒渋tSA国际影视传媒檚 filled with a lot of answers about life, I think, I hope.SA国际影视传媒�

In collecting the miracle stories Van Camp said he is SA国际影视传媒渋n awe ofSA国际影视传媒� he describes working up the courage to ask his mother about her experiences in residential school.

When she was five, Van CampSA国际影视传媒檚 mother Rosa Wah-shee, was taken from her family in Behchoko and flown to Fort Smith.

To hear about her experience, Van Camp said he SA国际影视传媒渄idnSA国际影视传媒檛 think he could love her more than he already did.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淢y heart actually bloomed with pride for her, and it still does every day.SA国际影视传媒�

As a teacher, one of Van CampSA国际影视传媒檚 writing assignments is to get the story they need for peace. His motherSA国际影视传媒檚 residential school experience is one story that had always haunted him, Van Camp said.

SA国际影视传媒淚 wanted to illuminate why Canada is the way it is,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淲e are still in the shadow of those residential schools and the world needs to understand, Canadians need to understand, other Indigenous communities need to understand that what our parents went through, is really unforgivable.SA国际影视传媒�

To illustrate his point, and the point of powerful storytelling, Van Camp describes the 100,000 kids taken from their homes SA国际影视传媒� a strong image on its own SA国际影视传媒� SA国际影视传媒渘ow think about how quiet the communities were without the laughter of children.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淚 canSA国际影视传媒檛 imagine it,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚 canSA国际影视传媒檛.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淏ut weSA国际影视传媒檙e here and we are a people have incredible dignity, and a people of incredible forgiveness.SA国际影视传媒�

On top of honouring those who share their stories with him, in Gather Van Camp creates a SA国际影视传媒渉ow-toSA国际影视传媒� for becoming a better story teller.

SA国际影视传媒淕reat storytellers remind you that all storms pass,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淪torytelling, is really just great visiting, and we all are craving a great visit right now.SA国际影视传媒�