TRADITIONAL BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES OF THE OJIBWE OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA
Authors:
Joan E. Dodgson a;
Roxanne Struthers b
| Affiliations: | a Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA. |
| b School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. |
DOI:
10.1080/07399330390170033
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12 issues per year
Subjects:
Medical Sociology;
Women;
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Abstract
The Ojibwe have transitioned over the past 100 years from a woodland people moving with the seasons, to forced confinement on rural reservations, to inner-city poverty. Traditionally, Ojibwe women's knowledge has been passed through the generations orally. Using ethnographic methods, data were gathered on traditional infant feeding practices from Ojibwe women (N = 44). Few of these traditions have been documented previously. Some traditions are similar to other indigenous cultures while others are culturally specific. Understanding traditional breastfeeding practices can provide valuable information for those working with indigenous people in a variety of settings, so that they create services that are consistent with traditional values.
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