"All the rivers of the earth are milk that comes from the breast of the Great Mother. Our breasts give the waters of life to feed the children" ~ ChoQosh Auh' Ho'oh, Elder
Welcome Families! We developed this website to help support you and your family as you make one of the most important decisions of your child's early life, to breastfeed or to formula feed. Throughout the website you will find information from elders, moms and physicians to support you in making good and informed choices.
Resources for Health Care Providers working with native communities to ensure breastfeeding success. You can download hand-outs to give to patients as well as many resources to build a breastfeeding friendly practice. Find current practice guidelines and where to go for more training.
Are you looking for ways to promote breastfeeding in your community, tribe or family? We have assembled some amazing tools that have benefited our community; including our community puppet show, scripts, songs, coloring books and more...
The Native Breastfeeding Council's logo, handouts and information sheets on this website may be copied and distributed on the condition that the Native Breastfeeding Council (www.nativebreastfeeding.org) is credited and that it is not used in ANY context that violates the WHO International Code on the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (1981) and subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions.
