b'Message from the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERCHAMPIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGECora McGuire-CyretteO n this summer solstice, we are honoured to share our 10thChief Executive Officer, ONWA issue of She is Wise magazine. As we reflect on the last five years centering Indigenous womens voices, we are reminded of the many ways that Indigenous women stand together, resilient in the face of colonial violence.To mark this milestone of our publication, we turn to our membership, community partners, leaders and helpers to celebrate the work Indigenous women are doing to advocate for change and support the healing of survivors of MMIWG and gender-based violence. Across the nation, Indigenous women are coming together to seek collective healing, to honour those we have lost and to champion for systemic change. This issue highlights key efforts led by Indigenous women today: Vanessa Gnier and Bernadette Smith are initiating projects that respond to the real needs they see in their communities; Brandi Morin, Tenille K. Campbell and Cora Kavyaktok are witnessing Indigenous womens voices, experiences and realities; and in our membership, women are working diligently and creatively to provide interconnected, relational support to meet the needs of Indigenous women and communities. When we heal, we become disruptors, unsettling the cycles of trauma that systemic-ally compel our colonization and re-rooting ourselves in our inherent knowledges and practices. While colonial narratives continue to perpetuate violence against Indigenous women, ONWA is taking action against the systems that harm us as Indigenous women and sharing the truth of Indigenous womens experiences. Indigenous women across the nation are challenging these narratives, knowing that to be an Indigenous woman is to be a leaderwe are creative, we are strong, and we are wise. 8Spring/Summer 2024'