By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator A new docuseries about reclaiming Indigenous traditions around birth could serve as a useful tool for health-care workers and people who are expecting \u2014 whether they\u2019re Indigenous or not, says filmmaker Rebeka Tabobondung. \u201cWe binge-watched it,\u201d Katsitsionhawi Hill said of the eight-part \u201cSpirit of Birth\u201d docuseries, out now on APTN\u2019s Lumi app. Although Hill and her partner, Joe Doolittle, were featured in the series, they were curious to see \u201cwhat other people are doing, too, and what we wanted to do differently for this baby,\u201d she told The Spectator. The docuseries was inspired by Tabobondung\u2019s own experience giving birth nearly 20 years ago. As she spent time in Wasauksing First Nation (between Barrie and Sudbury) connecting with family, she told… <\/p>\n
By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator A new docuseries about reclaiming Indigenous traditions around birth could serve as a useful tool for health-care workers and people who are expecting \u2014 whether they\u2019re Indigenous or not, says filmmaker Rebeka Tabobondung. \u201cWe binge-watched it,\u201d Katsitsionhawi Hill said of the eight-part \u201cSpirit of Birth\u201d docuseries, out now on APTN\u2019s Lumi app. Although Hill and her partner, Joe Doolittle, were featured in the series, they were curious to see \u201cwhat other people are doing, too, and what we wanted to do differently for this baby,\u201d she told The Spectator. The docuseries was inspired by Tabobondung\u2019s own experience giving birth nearly 20 years ago. As she spent time in Wasauksing First Nation (between Barrie and Sudbury) connecting with family, she told... <\/p>\n