My name is Lindsey, Gaelic and Anishinaabe, crane clan of the Sault tribe, born and raised in Bahweting. I am a direct descendant of the MacLeods of the Isle of Sky, Scotland, from my Grandfather Robert Bruce (namesake of “Robert the Bruce” McLeod). I am Anishinaabe of my Grandmabaa, Payment of Sugar Island, MI, whose ancestors also hail from Garden River, Canada. I am currently residing between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan within Chippewa County.
I am an Indigenous Full Spectrum Doula (IFSD), Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor (IBC), Birth Educator (BE), Mother, and Artist servicing all of Chippewa County and virtually abroad. I specialize in unique and comprehensive traditional postpartum doula care, pregnancy release support, and lactation counseling. I am also competent in mental health peer-to-peer support during reproductive ceremonies.
I am The Panoramic Doula and a Member of the 2021 CORE Cohort, a Racial Equity Young Parents Fund Awardee, Nourishing Nations co-founder, Sacred Waters Collective co-founder, an awardee of the Superior Health Foundation Grant and the NACCHO Continuity of Care grant, co-contributor of the 2021 Michigan Native Breastfeeding Week proclamation, Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar presenter, educator, and facilitator.
My passion is to care for and nurture people in their experiences as a foundation in restoring innate trust in the bodies of Indigenous peoples to heal future generations. I center BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ families in birth and breastfeeding care that is culturally relevant and evidence-based from a traditional, Indigenous lens.
