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Within In My Own Moccasins by Helen Knott, the successful Indigenous author lays bare what lies behind her accomplishments, offering a different perspective on her life that many would not see. This is a memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the lasting wounds of sexual violence but itB次元官网网址檚 also a story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, and reclaiming oneB次元官网网址檚 spirit.

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