"The bringing in of a new life is integral to community health," said Jasmine Chatelain, a registered midwife and the planning, programming and research officer (PPRO) with Cree health's new midwifery education program.
Posted: Jan 31, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 31
Martha Tapaitic Pachano celebrated her 95th birthday on Jan. 20 in Chisasibi, Que., and shared her vivid memories of life on the land of the Cree territory. (submitted by Linda Pachano)
Martha Tapiatic Pachano has seen a lot of changes in her 95 years living in the northern Quebec Cree traditional territory of Eeyou Istchee.
She was born in the pre-dawn hours at her parents hunting territory, near a lake north what is now the site of the La Grande 3 (LG3), one of Hydro-Québec s power generating stations along the La Grande river in northern Quebec.