At Breastfeed Durham, we are honored to amplify the powerful leadership of the Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective as they prepare to host the 7th Annual Indigenous Milk Medicine Week (IMMW) — a week-long virtual gathering rooted in joy, healing, and cultural reclamation.
This year’s theme, “Unapologetically Indigenous: Love, Landback, and Liberation,” invites us all to witness, respect, and uplift Milk Medicine as a form of resistance, remembrance, and radical love.
Why This Matters to Us
At Breastfeed Durham, we’re committed to showing up — unapologetically — for lactation equity. We believe that breastfeeding support must be grounded in cultural sovereignty. IMMW reminds us that Milk Medicine has always been here, passed from generation to generation, carrying not just nourishment, but tradition, power, and healing.
We’re not leading this work — we’re learning from it, supporting it, and celebrating it.
This Year’s Theme: Love. Landback. Liberation.
💛 LOVE
The kind that nurtures our babies, communities, and movements. Love is kinship in action — our mutual responsibility to care for one another.
🌱 LANDBACK
More than a demand — it’s a return. Landback reconnects us with ancestral teachings, cultural traditions, and the Earth that has always sustained us.
🔥 LIBERATION
Milk Medicine is liberation. Reclaiming birthkeeping and traditional feeding practices is a vital act of autonomy and healing for Indigenous families.
We encourage everyone in the Breastfeed Durham family to take time to listen, learn, and uplift throughout Indigenous Milk Medicine Week. We’ll be sharing updates, reposting announcements, and showing up in solidarity — virtually and in spirit.
Let’s show up in love and solidarity — unapologetically.