Eeyou Istchee Midwifery Education

Eeyou Istchee Midwifery Education Eeyou Istchee's Midwifery Education Program, Eeyou Istchee Pimaatisiiwin Chiskutimaachawin, started in Chisasibi in July 2024 and in Waskaganish in March 2025.

We now have 5 chiskutimwaakanch (learners)

Waskaganish!Come join Eeyou Istchee Pimaatisiiwin Chiskutimaachawin and Waskaganish midwives to watch 3 episodes about b...
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 - โ€œBirth is Joy, Family & Communityโ€ โœจ

๐ŸผBriannaโ€™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.
โ€ผ๏ธAll episodes will be able on May 11th, 2025
๐Ÿ“Chisasibi Family

Sorry for being late, busy growing Cree midwifery, our way of making sure Every Child Matters.Artwork by Morning Star De...
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/

EIPC would like to wish Eric House and Irene Bearskin House of Chisasibi a Happy 50th wedding anniversary today!These El...
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 ๐Ÿฅฐ

09/24/2025
We are so happy to share that  Bobbish is  our first chiskutimwaakin to be working in Waskaganish! This is Edith in the ...
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 Quรฉbec.

EIPC and Waskaganish Midwifery Services and families are very, very lucky to have her๐Ÿฅฐ

EIPC always loves when Clara Cooper, Nishiyuu PPRO, visits from Mistissini!Today we talked about cultural skills and cel...
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 ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ™

Past midwifery clients - we want your feedback!
07/23/2025

Past midwifery clients - we want your feedback!

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„: ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€!

Calling all past Midwifery Services clients! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Your feedback is essential. If ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€, please take a few minutes to complete our anonymous and voluntary survey.

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ creehealth.org/MidwiferyServicesSurvey

Your input is invaluable and will ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—œ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. We truly value your voice! ๐Ÿ’– Thank you! Chiniskumitin! Meegwetch!

๐Ÿ’ป 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

Our chiskutimwaakanch are busy learning so many new things!Thank you to the "Sensitive Pelvic Exam Collective" and Eby H...
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

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