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A group of newly trained Indigenous doulas reclaim their future bringing back birthing traditions
The first birth Indigenous doula Roberta Williams attended also happened to be the first child born in Kwagu’ł territory in over 30 years. Williams, 23, is one of 17 Indigenous doulas trained last year, in what is a new wave of traditional birth knowledge and reclamation.
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Sage Thomas recalls the first birth she witnessed as a doula in training, using the traditional ways of her people.
“When I walked into the room, they had some juniper burning on the stove and they had the lights low and it was just really quiet and calm,” she says.
This is what birth can look like, Thomas says, when it is supported with culture and traditional knowledge. Thomas speaks of the importance, and necessity of reclaiming Indigenous birth practices.
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As the Campbell River Maternity Clinic celebrates the fifth year since making a critical decision to relocate, one of the clinic’s physicians reflects on their continued efforts breaking barriers for families seeking birth support.
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