Part one: Pregnancy: Chapter One: Indigenous pregnancy, birthing, and mothering in Colonial Canada / Sana Z. Shahram ; Chapter two: ?It{u2019}s in her health?: historical retrospective of generational changes in maternal diets from Peguis, First Nation / Hannah Tait Neufeld ; Chapter three: Culture, identity, and spirituality in American Indians and Native People of Alaska Pregnancy Campaigns / Terry L. Rentner, Dinah A. Tetteh, and Lynda Dixon -- Part two: Birth: Chapter four: Bored, broke, and alone: experiences of pregnant and expectant First Nations mothers birthing in and out of the community / Jaime Cidro, Elisabeth Dolin, and Christina Queskekapow ; Chapter five: Bearing witness: rural Indigenous women{u2019}s experiences of childbirth in an urban hospital / Rachel Olson ; Chapter six: Honouring our ancestors: reclaiming the power of Māori Maternities / Naomi Simmonds ; Chapter seven: Revitalizing traditional Indigenous birth knowledge / Rebeka Tabobondung ; Chapter eight: Birth places, embodied spaces: Tlicho pregnancy stories across the generations / Leslie Dawson ; Chapter nine: Maternal identity in family and community: mothers of the Stó:lō First Nation / Margaret MacDonald ; Chapter ten: Indigenous birth in Canada: Reconciliation and reproductive justice in the Settler State / Erika Finestone and Cynthia Stirbys.
Summary:
"This book makes a compelling contribution to the field of Indigenous and maternal studies. The editors have put together a powerful collection that honours the spirit of pregnancy and birth, and the strength and resilience of Indigenous women and families"--Page 4 of cover.
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