Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Anne Rochon, and Vicki Van Wagner, Interim Regulatory Council on Midwifery

File contains a presentation by Anne Rochon Ford, Vicki Ann Wagner, Interim Regulatory Council on Midwifery. The two presenters discuss their organization (funded by the province of Ontario), their work with Aboriginal peoples, jurisdictional issues, the loss of the traditional Aboriginal midwife in Aboriginal society, the desire to incorporate new practices with old, and related issues. They also discuss community birthing centres so that midwifes could be both trained and utilized in a culturally appropriate setting. Following the presentation Commissioners Wilson, Sillet, and Blakeney discuss midwifery issues with the presenters.