What is IBC?

We are so proud to announce a new breastfeeding certification.  The Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor training is a 5 day, 45 hour course that provides foundational lactation education to Native people so that they provide clinical breastfeeding support in their communities.

This course is Native designed, is Native taught and is specifically for those that self identify as Indigenous. The IBC is unique in that it centers Native families and provides Counselors with what they need to serve their communities. 

​We believe:

• In the mothers and babies and their ability to feed
• That breastfeeding is our traditional practice across all cultures
• That breastfeeding is the foundation of a healthy mother and baby and that healthy mothers and babies are the foundation of a healthy community
• That breastfeeding is essential in Indigenous resiliency
• That breastfeeding is a community responsibility
• In the validity of traditional knowledge
• In centering Native people in all of our work
• In the importance of providing culturally relevant care