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We are Indigenous birthworkers providing free culturally matched care for Native birthing families. 

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Our vision is to see our communities reconnected to birth through reclamation of ancestral knowledge and exercising sovereignty from birth.

Sovereignty from first breath

About

Alaska Native Birthworkers Community

The Alaska Native Birthworkers Community seeks to formalize and grow a network of Alaska Native birthworkers who feel confident, competent and grounded in cultural values to support Native birthing families for better health and wellness outcomes for parents and babies, while also advocating for systemic change to better support Alaska Native birthing families. We do this through offering free direct services to Native birthing families, free access to capacity building and training for current and aspiring Indigenous birthworkers, and by building partnerships for collective impact on a statewide, national, and international scale. 

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Image by Michał Parzuchowski

What We Offer

our services

Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Support

We provide free informational, emotional, physical support for Native families in all stages of of their reproductive journeys.

Birthworker
Training

We offer training for birthworkers looking to enhance their skills and learn....

Community
Events

Our events provide dialogue, education and connection for the community.

Mutual Aid & Donation

Alongside community partners, we collect and redistribute food, maternity, newborn, and breastfeeding support items.

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“I was so afraid to open up about my pregnancy (which I later realized was rooted in my fear/trauma from white medical professionals), but the doulas/mothers/midwife with Alaska Native Birthworkers Community provided me with the courage & support I desperately needed throughout my pregnancy & birth to have ‘sovereignty from their first breath’. Forever grateful for this group…"

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