b'JOURNALISMthe stakes of her work and their impactis terrifying. Its indicative of the path that on her role as a mother. I have fourwere headed down as a so-called democ-children; three are adults, and theyre outracy, because we know that a free press is a of the house, and I have a five-year-oldpillar of democracy.girl. I thought about all these different stakes that go with doing this work, andDespite feeling alone and small during her I questioned so much throughout thatordeal, she was thankful for the support experience, she shares. from press organizations around the world, her outlet and her colleagues who When the charges were dropped, Morinstood by her and demanded the charges felt a weight was lifted, and she wasbe dropped. She believes that such actions grateful to be free to continue her work.by authorities are meant to intimidate However, she warns of the increasingthe press and deter journalists from instances of police overstepping theirdoing their jobs. But now, I am more boundaries with the media and expressesdetermined and more grateful than ever fear about the implications of her arrest:to be able to continue doing this; its such Being arrested as a journalist in Canadaimportant work, she affirms.when it comes down to different chal-lenges and crises that this world is facing A WARRIOR RISING, right now. What is the meaning of Morins work covers a wide range of issues, from reconciliation efforts to land protection and defence. She has met with hundreds of residential school survivors| Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin?A VOICE OF TRUTH and has been on the ground dealing withMamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin is the Tikinagan service model.police or private security entities that areIn Ojibway/Oji-Cree, Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin means,violating Indigenous rights. Morin has also Everyone working together done extensive work around Missing andto raise our children.Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,It is a system of protecting and caring for children and an ongoing genocide that she herselfsupporting families that has been designed and is delivered narrowly escaped.by First Nations people in our 30 communities.TIKINAGAN.ORGIm a survivor myself, she reveals. I ran away from a group home when I was 12 years old and was raped and held againstOur strategic goal is the restoration and my will. I was blessed to have made itrenewal of Indigenous midwifery in Indigenous out alive. I feel a big responsibility tocommunities.bring these injustices to light, to [bringWe advocate to increase access to midwifery the] voices and faces and stories of ourcare in Indi ur st nous communities that is nd lose to O ge rategic goal is the restoration acrenewal of Indigenous midwifery in Indigenous women and girls and their families tohome and rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing communities.the forefront. and doing and by working in close collaboration W n advo ead o increase accessemidwifery with Indige eous l cate t ers, communiti to s and care in Indigenous communities that is close to Although her work is invaluable, it hasstakeholders.home and rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing not been without challenges. In late 2023,and doing and by working in close collaboration Morin was arrested for obstructing a policeWe support communities in the development with Indigenous leaders, communities and of midwifery learning ecosystems and diverse officer while reporting on a story at anstakeholders.Indigenous encampment in Edmonton.educational pathways. We support communities in the development of midwifery learning ecosystems and diverse Being arrested is absolutely devastatingTogether, we are re-awakening the practice of educational pathways. for me. I always know that there is a riskIndigenous midwifery and the promise of new life.Together, we are re-awakening the practice of of arrest in the work that I do, but it reallyIndigenous midwifery and the promise of new life.blindsided me that it happened in myFor more information contact: home territory, she says. Leila Monib, Acting Director or Indi e i enousonidwifery F , mor g nformati M contact: Ellen Blais, Director, Indigenous Midwifery leila.monib@aom.on.ca ellen.blais@aom.on.ca Going through the process of beingVisit us online at: ontariomidwives.ca/indigenous-midwiferyVisit us online at: ontariomidwives.ca/indigenous-midwifery u onjailed and criminalized was a distressingFoll Follow ss on ow uand dark period for her. She considered Ontario Native Womens Association41'