MEET THE COLLECTIVE
Full Spectrum Birth Keepers
Kilila Birth Keeper Collective
Get to know us!
Indigenous Birth Keeper and Lactation Counsellor
Marnie Turner
"Way̓! isn̓qlxʷskʷíst, Xáy qʷət qʷ uł nw̓yápixčn̓. Marnie Turner.
I am Okanagan, French Canadian and European. I have supported North Americas First Peoples with all things postnatal for the past ten years. However, a few years ago I was gifted the opportunity to learn and work with Indigenous families prenatally and birthing. Since then, I have been providing full spectrum services, prenatal support and preparation, leading into birth and concluding with postnatal care"
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Available for limited birth support and lactation support
Full Spectrum Birth Keeper, Family Advocate and Certified Childbirth Educator
Corina Bye
"I am a mother of three wonderful beings. Each of their entries into the world so unique. I have been walking with families a long time now. 25 years in practice, the last 12 in birth work. Birth is ceremony and has the potential to be a great portal of healing power not just for Life Givers, but across generations. I love watching mothers and fathers be born, but I swoon when I see a Kookum step into her new place in the circle".
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Available for birth and postpartum support. Read Doula Match Profile.
Indigenous Birth Keeper and Certified Childbirth Educator
Yesenia Giron
"Hi, I’m Yesenia, an Ojibwe, Cree & Salvadoran mother to four! I believe birth is ceremony, whichever way your body releases, is a ceremony. It is when you become pregnant, that you find your place in community and it is in that community, where you find your strength. I focus on evidence based prenatal education, while holding space for the sacredness of birth. Let's bring birth back to the basics, to the land and to the people"
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Available for teaching engagements and childbirth education/prenatal classes.
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Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper & Doula Training Facilitator
Stacey Williams
"I am from the Skwxw7mesh (Squamish) and Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) Nations on my fathers’ side and Kwakwaka’wakw (Campbell River, Fort Rupert, Alert Bay, Port Hardy) Wuikinuxv (Rivers Inlet) and Haisla (kitimaat) Nations on my mothers’ side. I am a mother to 3 beautiful children. My dream for the future is to support the opening of a birthing center for Indigenous families. Your wants and needs are important throughout your entire birthing process. I am here to ensure your voices are heard and respected."
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Available for birth support.
Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper, Certified Childbirth Educator & Student Midwife
Rayann Harris
"Rayann is Indigenous (Tsuut’ina Nation) and European. She has been helping birthing families as a Doula and a prenatal teacher for the past 15 years.Rayann continues to help encourage families to view Birth as an experience that can be shaped to be positive and rewarding. Birth is a time for women to honor and celebrate the power they hold as life givers. We need to as Katsie Cook Mohawk midwife says, “we need to honor the very first environments – the mother’s womb.”
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Full Spectrum Birth Keeper
Karen Winegarden
"Karen is a full spectrum birth keeper, with her current support prioritizing high risk pregnancies and walking along side families that require extra support. With her combined knowledge and lived experience, Karen’s calling, and passion has brought her to focusing and caring for families who are navigating substance use during the perinatal and postnatal period. Karen’s hopes and dreams are to open a birthing center and she has a love for home birth!"
Birth Keeper Community
We are committed to creating connections and fostering full circle support to new and seasoned doulas, through mentorship, gatherings and knowledge sharing. This group of individuals has been supporting families alongside our collective, the Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Center Doula Program and also, work as independent birth workers. Get to know them below! Feel a connection and would like more info? Reach out via contact page or directly to the selected birth keeper.
LaTara Willier
Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper
We must understand that child birth is fundamentally a spiritual as well as physical achievement. The birth of a child is the ultimate perfection of human love." I am dedicated to supporting mothers & life givers on their journey to parenthood through traditional and holistic methods. With a deep passion for helping others, I specialize in prenatal, birthing, and postpartum care to ensure a smooth and empowering transition into parenthood. My mission is to provide guidance and support to make the childbirth experience a positive and enriching one for families.
Availability: Birth & Postpartum
Location: Burnaby, Vancouver, Coquitlam
Contact:
IG: https://instagram.com/sacredharmonydoula?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
Phone: 778-636-8870
Email: sacredharmonydoula@gmail.com
Cheyenne Hood
Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper
Hello I am of Tsleil-Waututh and Nuxalk lineage I currently reside in Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver B.C . I am a mother to 3 amazing kids aged 25,27 and 29 this year! I have one granddaughter who is 4 . I have supported in multiple births informally over the past 20 plus years with various friends & family always feeling the need to honour the invitation to be a part of something so sacred . I completed my formal training as a doula with FRAFCA in October 2022 and continue to be a part of ongoing FRAFCA Doula mentorship program as I continue to deepen my understanding, enrich and grow my knowledge around prenatal, birth experience and postpartum journey for life givers and their families. I’m here to support , advocate and assert your right to have birth experience you want!
Availability : Birth & Postpartum
Location: North Vancouver, West Vancouver , Vancouver, Burnaby , New Westminster, Surrey
Contact: Please fill out contact form to connect with Cheyenne Hood or email: kililabirthkeepercollective@gmail.com
Jodi Sampson-Bouge
Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper
Ahni, kwe,Weykt, my native name is Mayigan Otanisa and i am wolf clan. I am Mikmaw (Listuguj), Anishinaabe (Munsee Delaware), and Secwepmec (Glen Eden Adams Lake). I am an Indigenous birth keeper and doula dedicated to supporting and empowering Indigenous women, life givers and families. With a deep connection to my cultural roots, providing compassionate care, incorporating traditional practices. I advocate for Indigenous birth rights, creating an inclusive and empowering birthing environment for Indigenous families
Availability : Postpartum
Location: Surrey, Burnaby , New Westminster, & Vancouver (Skytrain and Transit accessible locations)
Contact: Please fill out contact form to connect with Jodi Sampson-Bouge or email: kililabirthkeepercollective@gmail.com
Katrina Fortin
Full Spectrum Doula
Hello! I am of mixed European ancestry (mostly Dutch and Irish). I currently live on the lands of the Ch’íyáqtel (Tzeachten) people in Chilliwack, BC. I am so grateful to have been mentored with the FRAFCA Doula program, so that I can offer heart-led support to Indigenous families in my community. I've been a mother for 10 years. I have two children in my home and two in my heart. Giving birth woke me up to my power and my voice, and it is my calling to walk alongside others as they experience the transformation of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. We all have an inner strength that we can access if we feel safe and supported, and we all have an inner voice that tells us what we need and what we want (and what we don't want). Part of my role as a doula is to reflect to you the power I see in you, and to listen for your inner voice and acknowledge its wisdom. I am ready to be a gentle presence of calm, and a grounded presence of strong advocacy, as needed.
Availability: Birth and Postpartum
Location: Chilliwack, BC
Contact: www.cedarsistersdoula.com
Phone: 604-992-0191
IG: @cedarsistersdoula
Indigenous Birth Keeper and Lactation Counsellor
Marnie Turner
"Way̓! isn̓qlxʷskʷíst, Xáy qʷət qʷ uł nw̓yápixčn̓. Marnie Turner.
I am Okanagan, French Canadian and European. I have supported North Americas First Peoples with all things postnatal for the past ten years. However, a few years ago I was gifted the opportunity to learn and work with Indigenous families prenatally and birthing. Since then, I have been providing full spectrum services, prenatal support and preparation, leading into birth and concluding with postnatal care"
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Available for limited birth support and lactation support
Full Spectrum Birth Keeper, Family Advocate and Certified Childbirth Educator
Corina Bye
"I am a mother of three wonderful beings. Each of their entries into the world so unique. I have been walking with families a long time now. 25 years in practice, the last 12 in birth work. Birth is ceremony and has the potential to be a great portal of healing power not just for Life Givers, but across generations. I love watching mothers and fathers be born, but I swoon when I see a Kookum step into her new place in the circle".
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Available for birth and postpartum support. Read Doula Match Profile.
Indigenous Birth Keeper and Certified Childbirth Educator
Yesenia Giron
"Hi, I’m Yesenia, an Ojibwe, Cree & Salvadoran mother to four! I believe birth is ceremony, whichever way your body releases, is a ceremony. It is when you become pregnant, that you find your place in community and it is in that community, where you find your strength. I focus on evidence based prenatal education, while holding space for the sacredness of birth. Let's bring birth back to the basics, to the land and to the people"
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Available for teaching engagements and childbirth education/prenatal classes.
Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper & Doula Training Facilitator
Stacey Williams
"I am from the Skwxw7mesh (Squamish) and Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) Nations on my fathers’ side and Kwakwaka’wakw (Campbell River, Fort Rupert, Alert Bay, Port Hardy) Wuikinuxv (Rivers Inlet) and Haisla (kitimaat) Nations on my mothers’ side. I am a mother to 3 beautiful children. My dream for the future is to support the opening of a birthing center for Indigenous families. Your wants and needs are important throughout your entire birthing process. I am here to ensure your voices are heard and respected."
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Available for birth support.
Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Keeper, Certified Childbirth Educator & Student Midwife
Rayann Harris
"Rayann is Indigenous (Tsuut’ina Nation) and European. She has been helping birthing families as a Doula and a prenatal teacher for the past 15 years.Rayann continues to help encourage families to view Birth as an experience that can be shaped to be positive and rewarding. Birth is a time for women to honor and celebrate the power they hold as life givers. We need to as Katsie Cook Mohawk midwife says, “we need to honor the very first environments – the mother’s womb.”
Full Spectrum Birth Keeper
Karen Winegarden
"Karen is a full spectrum birth keeper, with her current support prioritizing high risk pregnancies and walking along side families that require extra support. With her combined knowledge and lived experience, Karen’s calling, and passion has brought her to focusing and caring for families who are navigating substance use during the perinatal and postnatal period. Karen’s hopes and dreams are to open a birthing center and she has a love for home birth!"