In My Own Moccasins
A Memoir of Resilience
- Author Name: Helen Knott
- Publisher: University of Regina Press
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9780889776449
- Author Website: https://reclaimthewarrior.com/
About the Book
Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. An unflinching account of addiction, trauma, and sexual violence, In My Own Moccasins exposes the legacy of colonialism and shows how Knott reclaimed her spirit.
About the Author
Helen Knott 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.