b'MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORIt is critical that in telling the story, we confront the truth of sexualgenerations to come. Her mother played an important role in violence and the way addiction can oftentimes be what we use toraising her daughters to be warriors and Waneek continues to do mask our pain. Helen Knott, speaking her truth, shares the realitythe same with her children.of her life and understands that the violence against Indigenous womens bodies connects with violence against Mother Earth.Reconciliation is about respecting our relationships to ensure that We knowingly allow for the land to be resourced and in doing so,we are creating respectful spaces where we knowingly act in a Indigenous women feel the brunt of it through sexualization andkind and generous way with one another, for the simple reason objectification. These are the hard truths of Indigenous womensthat we can. Reconciliation is ensuring that no one person has lives and experiences. But in speaking up and telling our truth, wepower, because that is not who we are as a people. Indigenous can change the narrative of our lives.women and people are navigating racist and discriminatory spaces while others turn a blind eye and continue to suggest that we are At ONWA, we recognize the need for healing services that supportall equals. Reconciliation requires that we open our eyes and our Indigenous womens needs and have collaborated in research focusedhearts to see what is right in front of us, that we must first establish on land-based healing and the impact it can have on Indigenousrelationships that are built on respect to effect change that will womens lives. Moving from this relationship, ONWA has developedbenefit us all as a whole. That is who we are and that is what we relationships with like-minded organizations that are making spaceare working towards. for land-based healing programming. Land-based healing has a huge impact on Indigenous womens health in that it creates the space forPlease enjoy this latest edition of She is Wise magazine. Indigenous women to recognize the importance of their connectionChi miigwetch, to the land and the healing impact it has on their health.Waneek Horn-Miller from a very young age became an advocate for Indigenous values and continued to show up to reflect what she knew to be true, that representation matters and that playing hard was essential to making change, not only for herself, but for 12Spring/Summer 2022'