Nadia Houle, Doctor of Acupuncture & Indigenous Birthworker

08/27/2026

It’s tho ha like this that I know the women before me in my family suffered from, with no help.

I am grateful for all the knowledge available now and the ways I can help my patients, family and friends.

08/23/2026

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There is a difference between inappropriate and appropriate.

There is also a difference between fragility and accountability.

Try to be a good person.

Last week, there was a viral video of an ignorant [settler] woman defending cultural appropriation at her organization.

“Now I’m scared to wear my Native-designed beaded earrings,” was one of her gaslighting responses (as if that’s equivalent to wearing a sacred headdress 🙄)

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Here’s 5 reasons why wearing Native-designed earrings is NOT cultural appropriation:

1. Decolonizing Wealth // Buying directly from Native artists bypasses corporate colonial systems.

2. Funding Resistance // Financial support helps Native creators sustain their families and community-led initiatives.

3. Combating Exploitation // Purchasing authentic work (not Native “inspired” earrings) fights the colonial pattern of stealing and mass-producing Indigenous designs.

4. Affirming Artistic Freedom // Purchasing diverse mediums allows Indigenous artists to reclaim their right to use modern technology and diverse materials to express their Ancestral stories and identities on their own terms

5. Normalizing Indigenous Presence // Wearing these pieces proudly brings Native art and identity into modern spaces. It normalizes it.

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That ignorant woman said that Natives calling out cultural appropriation would make people NOT support Native artists.

Let’s prove her wrong.

Followers, tag your favourite Native earring designer so people can purchase directly from those amazing artists

08/22/2026

Education is key

Talk about it with your children

08/15/2026

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It’s Indigenous Milk Medicine Week!

This year’s theme:
🔥 We Keep the Fires Lit: Rising Through Milk Medicine 🔥
“Fire represents the responsibility to tend what sustains life - our knowledge, families, and our future generations. Even amid hardship and shifting challenges, Indigenous communities endure through brilliance, adaptation, and relationship. First foods carry memory and medicine forward, nourishing not only our bodies and our babies, but the continuity of our communities.” - Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective (IMMC)

From August 8 to 14, IMMC hosts Indigenous Milk Medicine Week that is dedicated to promoting equity in Native first food experiences.

Our very own Elizabeth Montez (Flower Moon Families), IBCLC & Open Arms’ Lactation Support Program Clinical Lead & Community Educator, created this beautiful art piece, illustrating Native first food. ✨

08/14/2026

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08/12/2026

Indigenous Health & Wellness - Wellness in Sobriety & Recovery

Come join us this Thursday evening, August 6th, 2026 @ 6 PM - 8 PM

Location: 9613 - 111 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta

Come for a smudge, listen to a reading from the book "Red Road to Wellbriety the Native American Way", and a sharing circle.

You are welcome to our safe and supportive space where there is great company and conversation to be had.

08/10/2026

It takes a team!
There is usually more than 1 thing going on so we have to support the family from multiple angles…..

08/09/2026

Indigenous Midwifery has cared for and protected generations of pregnant people and their babies coming into this world for time immemorial.

Midwifery was built off the backs of these skilled people and in return they have been criminalized, discriminated against and overpowered by very privileged and ignorant non indigenous midwives.

For generations, Indigenous midwives have cared for their communities through models rooted in culture, trust, and tradition. Yet Indigenous communities continue to experience some of the world's greatest maternal health inequities.

This year, the United Nations is shining a spotlight on the critical role of Indigenous midwives on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, through the day’s theme, “Honoring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being”.

Today, and every day, Every Mother Counts is committed to investing in Indigenous care providers by supporting their leadership, education, and work to advance culturally congruent, community-driven models of care.

Photo: Comadrona (midwife) Evelyn provides prenatal care for expecting mothers at a mobile clinic run by Naye Xjaw/Maya Midwifery in La Nueva, San Juan Ostuncalco. (Melissa Gradilla, 2025)

08/09/2026

This was a huge point I came to with one of my kiddos.
The impact of their mouth breathing *was* affecting their every day life more than I realized.