b'INTERNATIONAL POLITICSWe need to reclaim our voices as Indigenous women and reclaim our leadership, and we need to be at the forefront of the implementation of our own solutions.- Cora McGuire-CyretteOur strategic goal is the restoration and renewal of Indigenous midwifery in Indigenous communities.We advocate to increase access to midwifery care in Indi ur st nous communities that is nd lose to O ge rategic goal is the restoration acrenewal of Indigenous midwifery in Indigenous home and rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing communities.and doing and by working in close collaboration with Indige eous l cate t ers, communiti to s and W n advo ead o increase accessemidwifery care in Indigenous communities that is close to stakeholders.home and rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and doing and by working in close collaboration We support communities in the development with Indigenous leaders, communities and of midwifery learning ecosystems and diverse stakeholders.educational pathways. We support communities in the development BUILDING EACHOntario Native Womens Association (ONWA) andof midwifery learning ecosystems and diverse.on.ca Together, we are re-awakening the practice of educational pathways. Indigenous midwifery and the promise of new life.Together, we are re-awakening the practice of Indigenous midwifery and the promise of new life.For more information contact: Mori Womens Welfare League (MWWL) signLeila Monib, Acting Director, Indigenous Midwifery For more information contact: OTHER UP ONWAs first formal agreement with anotherEllen Blais, Direc leila.mo enous Midwifery tor, Indig nib@aomIndigenous womens organization, the Manaakitangaellen.blais@aom.on.ca and Gizhewaadizi Agreement represents a collectiveVisit us online at: ontariomidwives.ca/indigenous-midwiferyVisit us online at: ontariomidwives.ca/indigenous-midwiferyFollow ss ocommitment to working together in a way that isFollow uu on ngrounded in culture. From left to right: Dr. Hope Tupara, President, MWWL; Krystal Brant, President, ONWA; Cora McGuire-Cyrette, CEO, ONWA. Credit: Mori Womens Welfare League.to the health system in a professionalTWO-SPIRIT capacity, she was immediately confrontedSAFER SPACES with firsthand experience of racism andONLINE TRAININGdiscrimination towards Ma-ori women and their wha-nau (kin). It was during thisA new self-guided online course for service providers to build time in 1995 with a fellow Ma-ori midwifecapacity in positively impacting the lives of Two-Spirit, that she attended her first conferenceIndigiqueer, and LGBTQ+ Indigenous people accessing a of the Ma-ori Womens Welfare League (MWWL) Once we were amongst ourrange of programs and services. Launching this fall!own women at the conference, it just invigorated us because we thought, ohFor more information about the Two-Spirit Safer Spaces Training visit wow, this is happening in education.us at saferspaces.ca/two-spirit-trainingWow, this is happening in environmental issues. Wow, this is happening in law, Ontario Native Womens Association51'