In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience - Couverture souple

Knott, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0889777314 ISBN 13 : 9780889777316

Editeur : University of Regina Press, 2020

Synopsis

Long-listed for the 2020 RBC Taylor Prize

A memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the lasting wounds of sexual violence

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Regina Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0889777314
• ISBN 13: 9780889777316
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible