Our Partners
Toronto Birth Centre
The Toronto Birth Centre (TBC) is a unique space, led by Indigenous community members, including midwives, where pregnant people in the care of midwives can labour and give birth. SGMT is only one of many clinics that work with the TBC and we are located in their facility.
Their vision is for people, families, and communities to access culturally rich and culturally safer birthing care, rooted in the resurgence and celebration of the knowledges and cultures of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.
The Indigenous midwives, community members and staff of the TBC continue to live their ways of life, grow and reclaim their knowledge(s) and practices, and care for themselves and their communities in the face of ongoing colonial impositions and injustice. The TBC knows that many other communities are also living under assault from the systems implemented here on our lands. The TBC believes that by joining our intentions and actions together we can multiply our shared strengths towards justice for us all. The TBC prioritizes sharing the space at the TBC especially with other communities that continue to feel the impacts of unjust systems, as we work to increase cultural safety.
The TBC is committed to Indigenous cultural integrity, which includes integrating Indigenous ways of seeing, being, knowing, doing and celebrating into birthing space. You are invited into the TBC, where your own cultural practices are respected, honoured and valued. This is the TBC’s vision of the way to achieve optimal health and wellness for everyone.
For more information, visit their website at torontobirthcentre.ca or click on their logo to be redirected to their site.
Call Auntie
The Call Auntie Clinic started out as the Call Auntie COVID-19 Indigenous Pathways Hotline in the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020.
Our team of Aunties got together and created connection for the Indigenous community in Tkarōn:to to support each other through the pandemic.
We soon learned that there was a need for more than just a hotline and that safely visiting and sitting with one another is critical to staying healthy!
This is how the Call Auntie Clinic came to be. Today we have a group of Aunties that are here to support you with your health and well being.
These same Aunties make up the small but mighty crew of community birthworkers behind the Baby Bundle Program - a wrap around support service dedicated to Indigenous families who are currently pregnant and post partum. This program was born out of the now concluded Baby Bundle research project, that demonstrated a lot about how support based Indigenous kinship systems can address gaps in services.
For more information please visit their website at www.callauntieclinic.com or click on their logo to be redirected to their site.
Please do not call SGMT for Call Auntie questions. For Call Auntie, please call (437)-703-8703 or email callauntieclinic@sgmt.ca
Auduzhe Mino Nesewinon
In response to calls for more diverse community-led primary care services, as of April 1, 2024, Auduzhe now operates as an Indigenous interprofessional primary care team. With their dedicated team of health professionals offering an expanding array of services, Auduzhe provides a culturally safe, accessible, and holistic approach to healthcare for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis community members. Their commitment to equality and respect ensures that everyone who walks through their doors is embraced warmly. Through a harmonious blend of Western medicine and traditional healing practices, they foster the well-being of both body and spirit.
Auduzhe specializes in appointment-based primary healthcare, ensuring personalized attention for every individual. While appointments are preferred, they warmly welcome walk-ins, and for those who require them, they offer the convenience of home visits and outreach clinics.
At Auduzhe Mino Nesewinong, professional practice is centred on strong community partnerships, the integration of Indigenous knowledge translation practices, and active co-leadership by our lead Indigenous organizations.
The clinic is located at 22 Vaughan Road, Toronto ON M6G 2K1 and is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 - 5:00 PM
For more information about Auduzhe, or accessing Auduzhe's care, please contact auduzhe@nameres.org or call 416-654-4184, or visit their website.
Nation Council of Indigenous Midwives
The mission of the National Council of Indigenous Midwives (NCIM) is to enhance the quality of reproductive healthcare for Inuit, First Nations, and Métis peoples. They champion the enhancement of midwifery education and services, as well as the freedom to choose the birthplace for all Indigenous communities, in line with the U. N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
As dedicated members of the Canadian Association of Midwives, they advocate for the professional growth and practice requirements of Indigenous midwives to both the health authorities in Canada and the global community.
SGMT works in partnership with NCIM to provide quality prenatal and postnatal care to Indigenous peoples and to help restore birth to Indigenous families and communities.
To learn morn about the NCIM, please visit their website.
Association of Ontario Midwives
The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) oversees and implements the education and registration of all midwives in Ontario. They work to decolonize reproductive, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and newborn care by advancing the clinical and professional practice of Indigenous and Registered Midwives. The AOM aims to foster sustainable midwifery practices and help support the growth of Indigenous midwifery in Ontario through the Indigenous Midwifery Program (IMP).
Click here to learn more about our Indigenous Midwifery Program at SGMT.
Click here to learn more about the Association of Ontario Midwives.
Best Practice Spotlight Organizations
The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) has grown its Best Practice Spotlight Organization® program by working alongside Indigenous health and social service organizations, weaving RNAO’s best practice guidelines with local Indigenous traditions and knowledge to support community health and wellness.
The RNAO has partnered with SGMT to provide funding and aid in optimizing health outcomes at the individual, organizational and health system levels. The RNAO has acknowledged the historical part that the nursing profession has played in the abusive treatment of Indigenous peoples and has committed to repair by working towards collective action and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
To learn more about BPSO designation, the RNAO and its steps towards reconciliation, please see their website.