In my own moccasins : a memoir of resilience / Helen Knott.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780889776449
- ISBN: 088977644X
- Physical Description: xvi, 313 pages ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: [Regina], Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019]
- Copyright: ©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. |
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Genre: | Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Broadway Library | E 78 B9 K56 2019 (Text) | 33109010352037 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
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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.