Rooted in an anticolonial and community-informed approach and drawing on determinants of health frameworks, my research asked: How do young people experience perinatal well-being in rural, northern, and Indigenous geographies? My research took place in the Widzin Kwah (Bulkley-Morice) watershed and used qualitative inquiry and a methodology of weaving. Data was analyzed through a process of tracing and weaving threads (akin to iterative thematic analysis) to identify patterns and generate a woven and place-based research tapestry that integrates participants’ lived experience and expertise with broader scholarship and literature. I also used self-reflexive journaling and member checking as methods of accountability and iterative learning. I present my research findings as a woven tapestry that documents ways young folks’ well-being during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting is borne and enlivened by landscapes of care within and beyond the Widzin Kwah watershed. To close, I take the tapestry off the loom and offer reflections on generative possibilities for collectively working toward reproductive justice for young people living in northern BC.
