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Becoming a Matriarch Helen Knott

Becoming a Matriarch By Helen Knott

Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott


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In stunning, lyrical prose, Helen Knott explores female power, motherhood and grief as she reflects upon how her identity asa woman of Dane Zaa a group of First Nations Indigenous people has shaped her.

Becoming a Matriarch Summary

Becoming a Matriarch: An inspiring exploration of womanhood, trauma and healing by Helen Knott

All her life, Helen Knott has been surrounded by strong women. She has looked to the women in her family and the larger Indigenous community for guidance, absorbed their stories and admired their independence. But Helens path hasnt been easy and when her mother and grandmother died within six months of each other, she drew upon lessons from her ancestors and the land to discover her inner power and refashion her future.

Exploring their struggles and her own with young motherhood, daughterhood, grief and sobriety, Knott offers an inspiring meditation on how we repair ourselves in the face of tragedy, trauma and injustice; on what it is to be a woman and become a matriarch.

Becoming a Matriarch Reviews

'A masterpiece of grief and joy, loss and rediscovery, flight and return, and, above all, a paean to the beautiful, eternal and all-encompassing power of matriarchy'Dr Gabor Mate, author ofThe Myth of Normal


'Helen Knott tells the story of the women in her family pushing up against the boundaries of gender, race, and class, and shows us that another way of living is possible. Her sentences are poetic and dazzling readers will surely return to them again and again'Billy-Ray Belcourt, author ofA Minor Chorus


'Vivid and lyrical, Helen Knott explores grief, love, addiction and recovery, as she navigates the story of a self. She weaves the inheritance of trauma with the inheritance of indigenous medicine to create a compelling narrative of healing and deep joy'Carmel Mc Mahon, author ofIn Ordinary Time


'In this moving memoir, Helen Knott anchors the dream world of her indigenous ancestors to the harsh reality of being a matriarch in the modern world. Her writing weaves humour in between raw, visceral honesty I couldnt tear myself away from it'Priya Joi, author ofMotherland

About Helen Knott

Helen Knott is of Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw, Metis and European descent from Prophet River First Nations, and she lives in British Columbia. She is a poet and activist working for Indigenous land rights and in 2016 was chosen as one of sixteen global changemakers by the Nobel Womens Initiative for ending gender-based violence. Her booksIn My Own MoccasinsandBecoming a Matriarchhave both topped the Canadian bestseller lists.

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GOR013877525
9780715655498
0715655493
Becoming a Matriarch: An inspiring exploration of womanhood, trauma and healing by Helen Knott
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Duckworth Books
2024-07-25
224
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