Katsi Cook - “It’s the Same Door”

Strength from Stardust with Susan Bernard and Serena Francis

Listen to Susan and Serena talk to Katsi Cook about her work as midwife, birthing practices, dreams, language concepts and more!
Katsi Cook, Wolf Clan, is a member of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne. Katsi is an Elder Indigenous Midwife, a founding member of the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (indigenousmidwives.ca). In her current work, Katsi is Executive Director of Spirit Aligned Leadership, an intergenerational Indigenous Women's Sisterhood that facilitates the sharing of cultural knowledge between Indigenous Women Elders and younger Indigenous women to ensure that Indigenous healing power, knowledge, and traditions are shared across generations.
*Please note: there were some connectivity issues when recording and is why some of the recording sounds a little choppy. We thought this episode was important and decided to keep those parts in.*
Special Thanks to Katsi Cook
Hosts: Serena Francis and Susan Bernard
Audio engineers : Melissa Lunney & Will Pacey
Administrator: Melissa Lunney