Native American Indian Midwifery, 1877
by Science Source
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Native American Indian Midwifery, 1877
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Science Source
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A Pawnee Indian woman in labor is squatting with her back against a tree; kneeling before her is another woman who is blowing smoke from a pipe between the woman's legs. Pawnee people (also Paneassa, Pari, Pariki) are a Caddoan-speaking Native American tribe. They are federally recognized as the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
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March 13th, 2013
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