Eeyou Istchee Midwifery Education

10/06/2025

Waskaganish!

Come join Eeyou Istchee Pimaatisiiwin Chiskutimaachawin and Waskaganish midwives to watch 3 episodes about birth and midwives in Chisasibi from Spirit of Birth, 2025 tv show!

Tuesday, October 7 at 7 pm Rupert House Hall. Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Check out this trailer for the first episode:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Et6A1wd3C/

Episode 2 - “Birth is Joy, Family & Community” ✨

🍼Brianna’s birth story changes with the support of midwife Emma. Rebeka visits the remote northern Cree community of Chisasibi. After decades of lost knowledge, birth is finally returning home to the land through local services, midwives, and visionaries.
‼️All episodes will be able on May 11th, 2025
📍Chisasibi Family

10/01/2025

Sorry for being late, busy growing Cree midwifery, our way of making sure Every Child Matters.

Artwork by Morning Star Designs. https://morningstardesigns.ca/

10/01/2025

The midwifery education program is coming to Waskaganish! Join us next Tuesday evening to watch Chisasibi episodes of Spirit of Birth and get an update on the Services and the program!

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https://www.instagram.com/spiritofbirthtv/

09/24/2025

EIPC would like to wish Eric House and Irene Bearskin House of Chisasibi a Happy 50th wedding anniversary today!

These Elders have always been so supportive of us and our program, we're so happy for them 🥰

09/24/2025

09/22/2025

We are so happy to share that Bobbish is our first chiskutimwaakin to be working in Waskaganish! This is Edith in the Birth Room at Waskaganish, announcing she is now also licensed as a student with the Ordre des sages-femmes du Québec.

EIPC and Waskaganish Midwifery Services and families are very, very lucky to have her🥰

07/24/2025

EIPC always loves when Clara Cooper, Nishiyuu PPRO, visits from Mistissini!

Today we talked about cultural skills and celebrated our chiskutimwaakanch's one year and 6-month anniversary of learning midwifery in Chisasibi. We are very proud and grateful for these hard-working, smart and passionate women 😍🥰🙏

07/23/2025

Past midwifery clients - we want your feedback!

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄: 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀!

Calling all past Midwifery Services clients! 👋 Your feedback is essential. If 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, please take a few minutes to complete our anonymous and voluntary survey.

🖱️ creehealth.org/MidwiferyServicesSurvey

Your input is invaluable and will 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗲𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲. We truly value your voice! 💖 Thank you! Chiniskumitin! Meegwetch!

💻 Learn more: creehealth.org/MidwiferyServicesSurvey

07/14/2025

IVs! IVs means putting a small tube into a vein to give medications quickly, a vital skill for midwives working in the North.

Miigwetch to the Chisasibi Hospital Nurse Counsellor team - Laura Girard, Katrina Montecarlo and Dorcie Paulemont - for our first training!

Laura Girard Liz Bobbish Midwife Trainee Linda Gray Midwife Trainee Lily Rose PachanosShannon Chiskamish

07/10/2025

Our chiskutimwaakanch are busy learning so many new things!

Thank you to the "Sensitive Pelvic Exam Collective" and Eby Heller and Laura-Chanel Lesperance for coming to Chisasibi to teach us how to do pelvic exams in a respectful, gentle, trauma-informed and gender inclusive way!

Shannon ChiskamishLily Rose PachanosLinda Gray Midwife TraineeLiz Bobbish Midwife Trainee

07/08/2025