Helen Knott is of Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw, Métis 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 Women’s Initiative for ending gender-based violence. Her books In My Own Moccasins and Becoming a Matriarch have both topped the Canadian bestseller lists.
