In my own moccasins : a memoir of resilience / Helen Knott.
| Author/creator |
Knott, Helen, 1987- author. |
| Other author/creator | Robinson, Eden writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | [Regina], Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2019 |
| Description | xvi, 313 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | [The Regina collection] Regina collection. ^A1345920 |
| Contents | Foreword -- Introduction -- The dreamless void -- The in-between -- The healing -- To indigenous folk contemplating suicide -- Afterword. |
| Abstract | "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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Foreword by Eden Robinson. |
| General note | Series statement from CIP data. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Knott, Helen, 1987- In my own moccasins. Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2019 0889776458 9780889776456 |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| ISBN | 9780889776449 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 088977644X (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E78 .B9 K56 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |