The Journey of Fatherhood: A Community-Led and Father-Focused Approach to Understanding Indigenous Parenting

Rachel VanEvery, David Johnson, Ysabella Jayne Willett, Wihsé Spring, Stephanie D. George, Era Mae Ferron, Michelle Butt, Jessica E. Pace, Bonnie Freeman, Amy L. Wright, Health Aging , McMaster University, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, Fathers of the Next Generation Steering Committee

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on June 10, 2025

Abstract

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The experience of Indigenous men as they become fathers is not well documented in the literature, and available parenting programming in Canada often does not account for their unique perspectives. Supports and resources for expecting parents can be an ...