--- title: "PARTERAS DE MAÍZ" url: https://parterasdemaiz.com/ description: "Parteras de Maíz is a community-led collective for indigenous midwifery and birth justice in Arizona, founded by Marinah V Farrell." --- # PARTERAS DE MAÍZ From the front page ## United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Article 24 > 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to their traditional medicines and to maintain their health practices, including the conservation of their vital medicinal plants, animals and minerals. Indigenous individuals also have the right to access, without any discrimination, to all social and health services. > > 2. Indigenous individuals have an equal right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. States shall take the necessary steps with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of this right. United Nations, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Article 24. Text quoted from the United Nations. Parteras de Maíz reproduces the article as it stood on this page; it is not a policy issued by the organization. > I found that stories concerning how and who becomes a midwife stem from deep cultural traditions, religious associations, and identity politics. In their communities, midwives are respected as second mothers, godmothers, miracle workers, or religiously gifted healers. Their roles in their communities are created and contested by women, privileging them to protect both their reproductive rights and cultural rights. Women’s testimonies proved midwives hold cultural importance and when their knowledge is belittled, their culture is equally belittled. Looking for healthcare? If you are looking for healthcare, simply click on “Midwifery Center”. [Midwifery Center](https://parterasdemaiz.com/midwifery-center.html) This wayfinding line is the site’s own. 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Marinah V Farrell is the founder and chair. Donations The page carried this label. No active payment control is shown here. Bilingual site Every page exists in English and Spanish. Scope Advocacy and community organizing. No services, hours or credentials were published. ## News - [News](https://parterasdemaiz.com/news.html)Only heading published: “Dignity Birth Campaign”. No dated updates were published. - [Noticias](https://parterasdemaiz.com/noticias.html)Spanish edition of the same page. ## Resources 1. United Nations. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Article 24. Quoted on this page. 2. M. Gonzales. “Traditional Midwives a Link Between Cultural Rights and Women’s Rights”. Quoted on this page. 3. [Resources](https://parterasdemaiz.com/resources.html). The page never carried listings. ## People [Marinah V Farrell](https://parterasdemaiz.com/marinah-founder.html) — founder and chair of Parteras de Maiz. [Who?](https://parterasdemaiz.com/who.html) ## Contact The contact page published no address, phone number or email. [Contact](https://parterasdemaiz.com/contact.html)