By Fern Marmont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door The Tekontateriéntare Multigenerational Center for Women’s Wellness hosted its second moon teaching sleepover for its girls’ mentorship program, this time welcoming an older group to explore sexual health and childbirth in greater depth. The two-day gathering, held from October 23 to 24, combined the fun of a slumber party with frank conversations about relationships, contraception, pregnancy and the importance of women supporting women. “Yes, we’re their teachers in a sense, but we’re really like their aunties, and they feel comfortable with us,” said Patricia Gabriel, a community birth keeper at the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC). She added that the girls, ages 12 to 15, are part of the KHC mentorship program and that she has been teaching them for many…
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