Reviving a Sacred Tradition

Why Indigenous Midwifery Matters

Indigenous midwifery is a powerful act of reclamation, resilience, and resistance. It addresses the unique challenges Indigenous families face in accessing culturally safe care, and it restores the right to birth in community, on the land, and with ceremony.

Choosing Indigenous midwifery means:

• Reconnecting with ancestral knowledge

• Being cared for in your language and cultural context

• Experiencing birth as a sacred and empowering journey

“When we bring birth back, we bring back our people.”

Indigenous midwifery is not just about delivering babies—it’s about healing communities, restoring autonomy, and ensuring that every Indigenous person has the right to safe, respectful, and culturally rooted birth care.

Indigenous Midwifery: Reviving a Sacred Tradition

Before colonization, Indigenous midwives were the heart of community birth. They carried generations of wisdom and played vital roles as healers, mentors, and protectors of life. Today, Indigenous midwives are reclaiming these traditions, providing culturally safe, community-based care that reflects the values and identities of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis families.