Akwesasne Embrace
Katsi Tekatsi:tsiaâkwa Cook embraces her grandson Karakwatiron during the corn harvest at her family farm in Akwesasne, New York. Raised in a prominent Mohawk (Kanienâ'keha:ka) family, she became a midwife in the late 1970s and helped found the Birthing Centre of Six Nations Health Services in Ontario. By integrating traditional customs with modern protocols, she says, Indigenous midwifery plays a role in revitalizing Mohawk culture.