Indigenous

I want my daughter to see that an Indigenous way of life isn’t an alternative lifestyle but a priority. It is essential, then, that I return to the parenting principles of my ancestors and consciously integrate Indigenous kinship practices into her childhood.

Before I became a mom, I needed to end the cycle of discord and abuse in my life.

I carried my baby in a tikinagan—an Indigenous parenting practice once restricted and now reclaimed.

It’s hard to learn Ojibway and teach it to my son at the same time. But, like countless other Indigenous parents, I’m determined to keep my language alive.