Kiliii Yuyan Photographer

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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.

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