The Lesser Blessed is a novel by Canadian writer Richard Van Camp, first published in 1996 by Douglas & McIntyre.

Larry Sole, a Tłı̨chǫ teenager from the fictional Fort Simmer, befriends newcomer Johnny Beck.

Larry eventually opens up to Johnny about his rapist father and the abuse he suffered under him while living in Fort Rae.

Larry lets Darcy treat him like crap to not upset him into spilling the secrets he holds from the incident in Fort Rae.

"[1] In 2012 filmmaker Anita Doron adapted the novel into a film starring Benjamin Bratt, Kiowa Gordon and Joel Evans.