Leslie Anne Wilson is a Nakota-Cree woman of the White Bear people. Wilson discusses the need for an Indigenous birthing network and she works proactively to instill an Indigenous midwifery and doula initiative in Saskatchewan. This initiative intends to reclaim Indigenous knowledge and traditional ways of birthing and parenting. She explains, women are the backbone of families and they need support. Wilson brings together teachings from grandmothers about birthing and womanhood for women to become empowered mothers. We must take care of our women because they are the ones caring for our children. It is integral to our development that we learn experientially off of the land and take care of the Earth for future generations.
