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Doreen Day (Bois Forte Band) is an oondaadiziikekwe, which is the Ojibwe word for midwife. She is passionate about teaching traditional birth and encouraging Native women to reclaim the birth process. We’ll talk with Day and other midwives about the growing practice of home births and observing traditional practices at the beginning of life.
Guests:
Dorene Waubanewquay Day (Anishinaabe Ojibwe) – activist midwife
Alana Dickenson (Anishinaabe Ojibwe) – mother
Belin Marcus (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) – licensed midwife
Break 1 music: Steamboat Akalii Song (song) Jay Begaye (artist) Horses Are Our Journey (album)
Break 2 music: Leadership Song (Naaí’áanii Biyiin) (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) K’é Hasin (album)
