Becoming a Matriarch

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

‘A paean to the beautiful, eternal and all-encompassing power of matriarchy’
Dr Gabor Maté, author of The Myth of Normal

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An inspiring exploration of womanhood, grief, addiction and trauma from an Indigenous perspective.

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 Helen’s path hasn’t 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.

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Weight 209 kg
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 17 mm
Format

Paperback

Extent

224