Aunties on the Road

04/13/2026

Aunty Elaine will be hosting a powwow etiquette 101 teachings for families and first time learners this Wednesday!
Hope to see you there!

04/09/2026

The Aunties are supporting this year’s Ottawa Children’s Powwow with a Baby Welcoming Ceremony!
🍓Teachings led by Aunty Elaine, Tagwanibisan and Jen Jerome, with an honorarium and bundle gifting to all registered babies to follow the ceremony.
⭐️Open to all Community babies 2.5 and under! Invite your loved ones to welcome the birth of our babies and celebrate the strength of our nations!
🔗Register through the link in our bio!
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03/31/2026

The Aunties are proud to support this year's Baby Welcoming Ceremony at the Children's powwow April 25th at the EY Center.
For more information and how to register please see post for details!

03/17/2026

We are still looking for a few more Indigenous individuals in Southeastern Ontario (Ottawa, Kingston, and surrounding areas) who have lived experience with perinatal mental health issues OR have family who have lived experience. Please contact us if you meet the criteria and are interested in sharing your perspectives on making future research in this area meaningful! Miigwetch/nia:wen/thanks!

PARTNERS:
Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team; Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team ; Minwaashin Lodge Programs ; Aunties on the Road; SEPH - KFL&A Public Health ; Queen's University Health Sciences ; Kingston Community Health Centres ; Indigenous Health and Wellness Council ; Ontario Native Women's Association Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program - Napanee.

03/17/2026

Vendor Application!: https://form.jotform.com/260714221339047

Join us for the 25th Ottawa Indigenous Children & Youth Pow Wow — a special day celebrating our children, youth, culture, and community.

🗓 Saturday, April 25th, 2026
📍 EY Centre – 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, ON
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
✨ Grand Entry: 12:00 PM
🎉 Free Admission – All Are Welcome!

Come celebrate with us and enjoy:
• Baby Welcoming Ceremony
• Drumming & Dancing
• Cultural Teachings
• Indigenous Market Place
• Family Activities and more

More details to come — stay tuned!💛

03/12/2026

In support of the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition and the Indigenous Early Year's Circle, the Aunties are very excited to support this year's Children's powwow!
We will be offering baby moccasin making workshops for clients with babies in the last 2 years who plan on attending the baby welcoming ceremony! These workshops are also open to all community members who will be attending.
Keep on eye out for that post later this week to register!

03/11/2026

📢💥We are excited to announce the launch of our Ask Your Auntie Not AI shirt/print!🎉
From March 10th-24th, 100% of all proceeds from this shirt and Print will go towards our campaigns to fight data centers in Oklahoma, Montana, and South Dakota.

Our elders have knowledge that AI will never be able to replace. This shirt is a commitment to our elders and ancestors, a promise to protect their knowledge for future generations, and a dedication to resist AI and data centers threatening our lands, cultures, and communities!

Visit bit.ly/askyourauntie get a shirt or print and help us continue this critical fight ✊🏽🌱

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03/02/2026

This week!

Interested in learning more about traditional, natural diapering techniques of our ancestors? Wondering how you can apply traditional diapering techniques in a contemporary practice that both honours and protects the wellbeing of our children and our Mother Earth? Looking for a cheaper alternative to disposable diapers?
Join Tagwanibisan, a cloth diapering mom of 3 for a 2 hour workshop to explore the effects of disposable diapers on the earth and our bodies, and how reclaiming traditional diapering practices can make a direct impact on the wellbeing our our water, our planet and our babies for 7 generations to come.
Worried about washing techniques? This workshop will explore techniques on diaper cleaning for families in apartments settings without reliable access to washing machines.
Each family will recieve a cloth diapering starter bundle, courtesy of
For questions or to register, please email auntiesontheroad@minlodge.com

02/25/2026

Interested in learning more about traditional, natural diapering techniques of our ancestors? Wondering how you can apply traditional diapering techniques in a contemporary practice that both honours and protects the wellbeing of our children and our Mother Earth? Looking for a cheaper alternative to disposable diapers?
Join Tagwanibisan, a cloth diapering mom of 3 for a 2 hour workshop to explore the effects of disposable diapers on the earth and our bodies, and how reclaiming traditional diapering practices can make a direct impact on the wellbeing our our water, our planet and our babies for 7 generations to come.
Worried about washing techniques? This workshop will explore techniques on diaper cleaning for families in apartments settings without reliable access to washing machines.
Each family will recieve a cloth diapering starter bundle, courtesy of
For questions or to register, please email auntiesontheroad@minlodge.com

02/20/2026

Registration is open for our National Forum! https://indigenousmidwifery.ca/ncim-national-virtual-forum-2026/

🗓️ March 3rd & 4th, 2026 (9:00 –12:30 PST / 12:00 – 15:30 EST)
📍 online
🎤 Check out our speakers at the link above

The National Council of Indigenous Midwives invites you join our 2026 National Virtual Forum — Body Sovereignty: Reclaiming Birth, Reclaiming Power, convening Indigenous midwives, students, Elders, youth, survivors, advocates, and allies.

The forum examines systems that regulate and harm Indigenous bodies, including coerced and forced sterilization, birth evacuation policies, colonial regulation of care, pretendianism, and workforce shortages rooted in structural racism. This is a strategic, action-oriented gathering to name harm, amplify survivor voices, share tools, and strengthen pathways toward Indigenous-led, community-based care.

02/20/2026