b'EVENT OVERVIEWNation-to-NationCOO assesses progress at Fall Relationships BY ANGELA ADSIT Chiefs AssemblyO n November 15 to 17,Haudenosaunee and the health legislation, drinking water legisla-2022, the Chiefs ofWendat peoples.tion and child welfare. Ontario (COO) heldMore than 400 First NationsThe Fall Chiefs Assembly was their annual Fall Chiefsleaders, Elders, Knowledge Keepers,welcomed by a Sunrise Ceremony with Assembly in Toronto, Ont. on thewomen and youth from across OntarioElder Harvey Bell, drumming from ancestral territory of many Nations,joined together in person and virtuallythe Toronto Council Fires All Nations including the Six Nations of the Grandto participate in dialogue and assessDrum Group, an opening prayer by River, Mississaugas of the Credit, theprogress on key priorities and initiatives,Elder Donna Debassige and territorial Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, thesuch as education, languages, Indigenouswelcome remarks from Chief Mark Hill (Six Nations of the Grand River) and Chief Stacey Laforme (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation). Each day included updates from special guest speakers and reflections from Elder Barney Batise, Elder Pat Oakes and youth representatives Ariel Berwick, Janine Frogg and Katelyn Peters on the path forward and the import-ance of uplifting First Nations youth, Elders, women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ community members. During the three-day event, the Chiefs-in-Assembly passed 13 resolu-tions related to numerous priority issues, including policing, heritage and burials, 16l I ssue2 2022/23C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'