Helen Knott
Helen Knott is of Dane Zaa, Nehiyaw, and Euro descent from Prophet River First Nations, living in Northeastern B.C.. Helen is a Masters in FN Studies student at UNBC currently and holds a Bachelors Degree in Social Work.
Helen is eight years sober and clean on her journey and is passionate about healing. She is a mother to one, a mediocre beader, and a skilled berry picker.
'Ilhdesinon Birdy Markert
'Ilhdesinon Birdy Markert (Likhsilyu) is a board member and has been working with the Witsuwit'en Language and Culture Society for decades on revitalization of Wet’suwet’en peoples language.
Desiree Dawson
Desirée Dawson is the love spreading human who won Canada’s CBC Searchlight Competition in May 2016. Soon after winning Searchlight Desirée released her debut album, ‘Wild Heart’ which topped CBC Music charts. Her single, ‘Just Fine’, spent months on CBC Radio and made its way on to CBC’s top 100 songs of 2018.
Desirée is an accomplished songwriter and with her love for words, writing and collaboration she looks forward to growing her already very successful songwriting career.
You are invited...
Wednesday, December 16, join RAVEN to hear from Helen Knott, Birdy Markert and Desirée Dawson.
Activist, social worker, mother and Dane-zaa writer, Helen Knott is the bestselling author of “In My Own Mocassins”, a memoir. She also launched the “Single Parent Writers Prize” to pay forward the help she received as a struggling writer, and she spoke on forums about suicide prevention, memoir writing and Indigenous matriarchy.
'Ilhdesinon Birdy Markert (Likhsilyu) is a board member and has been working with the Witsuwit'en Language and Culture Society for decades on revitalization of Wet’suwet’en peoples language.
Helen and Birdy will be joined by Desirée Dawson: singer, songwriter, CBC Searchlight winner and chart-topping diva, Desirée will be lacing the linguistic tonic with sweet music from her latest album, “All In”.
Everyone Welcome!
