VALUES:
Ancestral Wisdom: We honor the teachings of our ancestors, carrying forward knowledge that has sustained our peoples for generations.
Community Power: We believe health and healing in Indigenous communities belong in the hands of the people of those communities or nations, and we work to build local leadership and collective strength.
Cultural Survival: We protect Indigenous practices from erasure and ensure they are reclaimed and embodied, not just a memory or story.
Embodied Healing: We recognize the body as a site of memory, resilience, and liberation, and integrate somatic practices into our work.
Justice in Health: We confront and transform systems that deny care, dignity, or cultural respect.
Ceremony as Medicine: We create spaces for prayer, ritual, and celebration, knowing that spirit is essential to health.
Radical Care: We treat care as an act of resistance and a pathway to liberation.
RECLAIMING access to healthcare for our communities and Honoring the Spirit and strength of Indigenous Midwifery
MISSION:
Indigenous Birth is a community-rooted organization advancing health, justice, and cultural survival through the leadership of Indigenous midwives, healers, and community health workers. We preserve ancestral knowledge while confronting the systems that erase it, creating spaces where birth, health, and ceremony are inseparable. Through education, advocacy, somatic healing, accessible community health services, and events, we work to re-indigenize health practices, restore community power, and ensure healthcare access for all.
VISION:
We envision a world where everyone has access to quality, culturally-respectful healthcare; where Indigenous midwives, healers, and community health workers are valued as essential providers; and where traditional birth and healing practices are returned to Indigenous communities as a living, thriving part of everyday life. By bridging ancestral wisdom with equitable health systems, we aim to build stronger, healthier communities for generations to come.
Gatherings & Community Support
Indigenous Birth is an organization dedicated to liberatory events and gatherings for community midwives and birth workers.
Advocacy & Impact
Driven by a commitment to health equity and justice, Indigenous Birth participates in offering direct health services and education, policy development, coalition building, and providing essential resources to ensure Indigenous voices are respected and empowered within healthcare systems and beyond.
Upcoming Events
Indigenous Birth hosts gatherings that foster healing, learning, and connection across communities.
Indigenous Midwives
Conference 2027
Indigenous Birth hopes to have our biannual conference in May of 2027! We are currently working on fundraising and grant writing with the hope we can continue this incredible conference. This event brings together midwives, healers, and advocates for workshops, discussions, and ceremonies, all aimed at strengthening community health, traditional practices, and collective resilience.
Look for an upcoming report and photos from the event, and stay tuned for news of a future IBC!
In collaboration with the Firelight Group, Indigenous Birth is mapping the Arizona-Mexico border region to track access to Indigenous midwives and document the evolving landscape of traditional midwifery in the Americas. This resource aims to re-indigenize midwifery, supporting Indigenous and tribal communities in reclaiming their birth practices.
Currently in development, our Resource Library will offer midwives access to affiliated organizations, articles, videos, and other media. Designed as a networking hub, this resource will support midwives in finding events, tools, and community connections essential to their practice.
Get in Touch
We invite all who feel called to protect and uplift the sacred traditions of Indigenous birth to connect with us. Whether you are a healer, midwife, farmer, artist, storyteller, elder, or community builder, join us in alliance to support and celebrate the wisdom of Indigenous practices.