HONOUR ALL LIFE GIVERS

I discovered this graffiti while wondering the back alleys of Osborne Street here in Winnipeg this past weekend and was struck by the reference to Life Givers, which is the focus of our presentation for June 25, 2021.

Talk Title: Being a Midwife to Creativity

Subtitle: Lessons and truths I’ve learned from Lifegivers

Speaker: Nathalie Pambrun

Description: 
Matrilineal teachings remind us of the power of lifegivers. They connect us to the natural laws that facilitate creative conceptions. There we find ourselves with new vantage points, gaining greater understanding about ourselves and the world that surrounds us. Through the life stages and phases the matrilineal is present and intimately woven into the fabric of our cells, community and society.

We invite you to join us on June 25th at 8am to connect and better understand matrilineal gifts and how these are essential to the creative process. Ensure your creative ecosystem is fueled with matrilineal teachings to ignite bold new ideas capable of transformational, intersectional and essential growth.

Join us for Nathalie’s presentation!

Nathalie is a mother of three children and currently lives in Treaty one Territory.

Nathalie Pambrun is a Franco-Manitoban Métis midwife who has practiced for 17 years in urban, rural and remote communities across Canada and the world. Committed to midwifery care that is accessible, equitable, and culturally safe, Nathalie works primarily in Winnipeg with Indigenous teens and newcomers to Canada.

As the Past-President of the Canadian Association of Midwives (2018-2020), Nathalie is CAM’s first ever Indigenous midwife to serve as President of the organization and served on the board for 9 years.

A founding member of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM) for the last 16 years and served a two-year term as the organization’s co-Chair between 2011-2012. Nathalie has been instrumental in building a unique partnership between these two midwifery associations that respects self-determination, reciprocity and humility. This relationship has informed CAM’s global framework and success in association strengthening. Currently Nathalie is NACM’s Advocacy and Policy Advisor focusing on federal files related to eliminating anti-Indigenous racism in the Canadian health care system through Indigenous-led education initiatives to grow the Indigenous midwifery primary health workforce.

Nathalie is a board member of Grand Challenges Canada with a cross appointment to the Indigenous Innovation Council empowering First Nation, Inuit and Metis innovators and communities to identify and solve their own challenges, transform lives and drive inclusive growth and health through innovation.