In My Own Moccasins

A Memoir of Resilience

Helen Knott
Publisher: University of Regina Press

Book Description

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.

Author Bio

Helen is a Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw, and mixed Euro-descent woman living in Northeastern BC. In 2016 Helen was a global change-maker featured by the Nobel Women’s Initiative for being committed to ending gender-based violence. Helen was selected as a 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Author.