Black & Indigenous Birthworker Directory
This is a living list of Black & Indigenous birthworkers. If you would like to be added to the directory, please contact me here.
Turtle Island
Washington
+ Earthen Mama - Ále la Earthen Mami (she/her/ella/sie), full-spectrum queer mixed Afroindígena community birthkeeper, herbalist, moontime educator, ancestral healer & artist rooted in traditional Maya, Mesoamerican & Garífuna Afro-Caribbean medicine & ancestral birth teachings, located on Coast Salish Point Elliott Treaty lands (Seattle, WA).
Ále speaks English, Spanish & German.
+ Altared Roots - Gerard Miller (they/them), community herablist, full-spectrum birthworker, Tidewater conjure, historyteller, 21st century Hoodoo revivalist. Gerard is a Black, non-binary, queer community educator & aspiring Ancestor, located on Coast Salish Point Elliott Treaty lands (Seattle, WA).
Gerard speaks English, French, and Spanish.
+ Mango Doula - Bethany (she/her), community-based Filipina holistic birthkeeper & juicer specializing in womb wellness and ancestral nourishment, located on Duwamish Coast Salish Medicine Creek Treaty lands (Renton, WA).
+ Lo Holistics - Lauryn Bell (she/they)
Lauryn speaks English & Spanish.
+ Infinite Wellness Gems - Adrianna Gonzalez (she/her), Afrodindigenous (Mexican) mother, birthkeeper and holistic wellness coach
+ A Muvaa First - Muvaa Shalon (she/her/queen/goddess), holistic full-spectrum doula and community lactation specialist who takes pride in being the calm in birth spaces. Shalon is a Black mother, born and raised in Washington state, located on Coast Salish Point Elliott Treaty lands (Seattle, WA).
+ House of Akoma - Makeda Akoma (she/her), culturally rooted birthworker, ritualist, and healing guide with a deep commitment to nurturing and supporting individuals through sacred transitions. Makeda is a Black mother of seven, an initiated High Priestess of Ifa, Certified Lactation Support Consultant, Master Herbalist, and community mentor, located on Coast Salish Point Elliott Treaty lands (Seattle, WA).
+ Grounded Hearts Apothecary & Doula Services - Jin 신지 Moon (they/them) is a queer Korean full spectrum birth worker and community herbalist, who gathers from Korean ancestral practices and the lessons of their teachers on Coast Salish lands, to offer nourishment for people through all parts of the reproductive and perinatal process, including gender transition support. They live in Puyallup territory (Tacoma, WA) and offer support through Thurston, Pierce, and King counties.
California
+ Sangre de Maguey - Michelle “Miix” Estrada (they/she/elle), full-spectrum community birthkeeper & ancestral bodyworker centered in traditional Mexican medicine & ancestral post-partum teachings, located on Tongva lands (Los Angeles Basin).
Miix speaks English & Spanish.
British Columbia
+ Snutetkwe Manuel, Ktunaxa and Secwepemc, located in Kamloops, B.C., snutetkwe.birthservices@gmail.com