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    Making the Case for Indigenous Midwifery: Battling White Saviors Conquest for Control

    Making the Case for Indigenous Midwifery: Battling White Saviors Conquest for Control

    During a recent trip to the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona, to attend a birth as a certified nurse midwife, I experienced a contentious, Catch 22 situation faced by many indigenous health workers trying to provide services to marginalized communities. The sovereign territory of the Navajo Nation overlaps New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. I knew full well that catching this baby in the wrong state--but still working within the primary boundaries of Navajo Nation--could potent
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