Native Language-Based Paradigms for Indigenous Midwifery
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
4-2-2011
Abstract or Description
In the North Carolina Cherokee communities, elder women are coming together to renew traditional models for women’s health. Applied anthropologists are working with community members to address a variety of social concerns including those related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. The women concerned with these issues are finding solutions within their own language, beliefs, and memories--traditions that have become disconnected from many young Cherokee women today. This paper outlines the development of the initial stages of the Cherokee Native Midwifery Project, the language-centered paradigm at its core, and possible future directions as the project develops.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting (SFAA)
Location
Seattle, WA
Recommended Citation
Altman, Heidi M..
2011.
"Native Language-Based Paradigms for Indigenous Midwifery."
Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 7.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpres/7
