b'Message from the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERE XPRESSING OUR WAYS OFTHINKING AND KNOWINGCora McGuire-CyretteW elcome to our celebration of summer solstice; there is so much to celebrate in the world! It is with happiness that we share with you the stories of Indigenous women working hard in communities across the Chief Executive Officer,world to celebrate Indigenous womens internationally diverse ways of ONWA thinking, knowing and doing.I am always honoured to learn of the amazing work that Indigenous women are doing wher-ever they are. It is humbling to hear of work happening far and wide to end violence against Indigenous women, reclaim ways of being and knowing, and be the leaders that we have always been. This work is critical to Indigenous womens safety, and impacts everyone.The stories in this issue of She is Wise reflect Indigenous womens thinking, especially towards business and entrepreneurship, reclaiming our relationship with money, and recognizing, due to colonization, how traumatizing these practices can be for Indigenous women. Indigenous Grandmothers speak on the importance of sharing the wisdom they have accumulated so that others may benefit from that knowledge, and we learn of a program in New Mexico that helps Indigenous women turn their dreams into reality. Critical to successful program development is the need for global evaluation, which we also cover in this issue: using Indigenous evaluation models that reflect the reality of Indigenous womens lives and, in turn, create meaningful change.Indigenous womens knowing recognizes that Indigenous women deserve better, and that violence perpetrated against us must end. Changing perceptions around violence against Indigenous women is difficult and continues to be a global struggle. Organizations such as Womens Justice Initiative of Guatemala are actively working to end violence against Indigenous women and empower them as active community leaders. If we do not work with women directly and learn how they are experiencing violence, we will continue to struggle in finding solutions. Indigenous women are also experiencing racism and discrimination in the health care field, and Maori women are doing some excellent work addressing this in regard to traditional birthing practices. Ancestral knowledge of singing babies into this world is a practice not uncommon in Indigenous communities. These are the practices that we must reclaim throughout the world as this knowledge reflects our truth.For Indigenous women, the need to express our ways of thinking and knowing is critical. Dismantling colonial systems and thinking through our traditional knowledge practices, particu-larly when expressed through art, is the medicine needed to carry us through. Creating spaces that reflect our knowledge, our ancestral practices, and our languages is how we continue to shine for those yet to come, as is shown by Carol Anne Hiltons trailblazing work in Indigenomics. As Terrellyn Fearn of Turtle Island Institute shares, A large part of this work is about awakening artistic expressions and honouring our creative practice, because its through artistic expression that folks can come to know and be in relationship with knowledge and wisdom.10Spring/Summer 2023'