Building pathways: Tamara Cascagnette on community engagement and the growth of Indigenous midwifery in Ontario – Association of Ontario Midwives
December 16, 2025
Tamara Cascagnette has spent the past year crisscrossing the province, helping communities explore what it means to bring birth home. As Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist with the AOM’s Indigenous Midwifery team, her work supports communities considering Indigenous Midwifery Programs (IMPs), gathers input from Elders and families and strengthens the relationships that underpin this work.
For Cascagnette, relationships are the foundation of her work.
“Relationships are who we are as people,” she said. “You’re building trust, and that’s a big thing. People can call you and know that they can count on you, that you can help.”
