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In my own moccasins : a memoir of resilience

Knott, Helen 1987- (author.). Robinson, Eden, (writer of foreword.).

Summary: "Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. Helen Knott is a Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw, and mixed Euro-descent woman living in Fort St. John, British Columbia. In 2016 Helen was one of sixteen global change makers featured by the Nobel Women's Initiative for being committed to end gender-based violence. Helen was selected as a 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Author. This is her first book. Eden Robinson is the award-winning author of Monkey Beach, Son of a Trickster, and other novels. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations."--

Record details

  • ISBN: 088977644X
  • ISBN: 9780889776449
  • Physical Description: xvi, 313 pages ; 18 cm.
    print
  • Publisher: [Regina], Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Foreword by Eden Robinson"--cover.
Series statement from CIP data.
Formatted Contents Note: Foreword -- Introduction -- The dreamless void -- The in-between -- The healing -- To indigenous folk contemplating suicide -- Afterword.
Biographical or Historical Data:
From the Prophet River First Nation, Helen Knott is of Dane-Zaa, Nehiyaw, Métis, and European descent.
Subject: Knott, Helen -- 1987-
Indigenous women -- British Columbia -- Biography
Recovering addicts -- British Columbia -- Biography
Victims of crimes -- British Columbia -- Biography
Indigenous women -- British Columbia -- Biography
Indigenous women -- Canada -- Social conditions
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions
Native women -- British Columbia -- Biography
Native women -- Canada -- Social conditions
Native peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions
Aboriginal Canadians -- Women -- Violence Against -- British Columbia
Aboriginal Canadians -- Alcohol and drug abuse
Genre: Autobiographies.
Topic Heading: Indigenous women.
Aboriginal.
GoodMinds.
Indigenous collection.

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Summary: "Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. Helen Knott is a Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw, and mixed Euro-descent woman living in Fort St. John, British Columbia. In 2016 Helen was one of sixteen global change makers featured by the Nobel Women's Initiative for being committed to end gender-based violence. Helen was selected as a 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Author. This is her first book. Eden Robinson is the award-winning author of Monkey Beach, Son of a Trickster, and other novels. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations."--

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