b'In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience By Helen Knott2019 RBC Emerging Author, Helen Knott, of Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw and European descent, based in Fort St. John, released her first book and memoir, In My Own Moccasins, in August 2019, and it has since gone on to become a nationally bestselling book. In My Own Moccasins is a compelling and beautifully written story of Knotts journey to healing, while examining essential issues such as the residential school era, addiction, sexual violence and intergenerational trauma and reclaiming her spirit and resilience through love, sisterhood and the power of ceremony. As Knott courageously speaks her truth and experience through the legacy of colonialism and racial injustice, this book is also poignant in that it exposes the experience of many Indigenous women across Canada and provides them a voice to tell their story. FILMThe Body RemembersWhen the World Broke OpenBy Elle-Mij Tailfeathersand Kathleen HepburnWritten and directed by both Elle-Majia Tailfeathers of the Kainai First Nation and Canadian filmmaker Kathleen Hepburn, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is a remarkable narrative that illustrates poverty, privilege, strength and resilience through the eyes of two strangers from different lived experiences and class. Taking place in East Vancouver, this story navigates the complexities of motherhood, domestic abuse and intergenerational trauma, while embodying the history of colonialism and harsher realities facing Indigenous women across Canada today. Filmmakers Tailfeathers and Hepburn weave between presenting the dynamics of an unlikely bond between the two women while immersing the audience into an authentic tail of the female experience. ISSUE 2 2019/20C hIEfS ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazInE l 47'