In My Own Moccasins : A Memoir of Resilience
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| Title: | In My Own Moccasins : A Memoir of Resilience |
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| Description: | Longlisted, RBC Taylor Prize, 2019 Winner, Saskatchewan Book Award, Indigenous People's Publishing, 2020 Shortlisted, First Nation Communities READ Award, 2020–2021An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. 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, Helen's journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. |
| Authors: | Helen Knott |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Indigenous women--British Columbia--Biography, Victims of crimes--British Columbia--Biography, Recovering addicts--British Columbia--Biography, Indigenous women--Canada--Social conditions, Indigenous peoples--Canada--Social conditions |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Indigenous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Longlisted, RBC Taylor Prize, 2019 Winner, Saskatchewan Book Award, Indigenous People's Publishing, 2020 Shortlisted, First Nation Communities READ Award, 2020–2021An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. 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, Helen's journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. |
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| ISBN: | 9780889776449 9780889776456 9780889776463 |
