b'contents The Chiefs of Ontario ADVOCATE magazine is the official voice of the COO. Published two times per year, the magazine focuses on the main priorities of the organization. The goal of the publication is to expedite COOs mission to DEPARTMENTS facilitate discussion, planning, implementation and evaluation of all local, regional and national matters affecting Indigenous Peoples in Ontario. 10MESSAGE FROM THE ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF Published for:CHIEFS OF ONTARIO468 Queen Street East, Suite 40012FROM THE COOS DESK Toronto, ONM5A 1T7Tel: (416) 597-1266Toll free: 1 (877) 517-6527Fax: (416) 597-836538MEDIUMS: www.chiefs-of-ontario.orgSomebody Else National Director of Publishing by Aysanabee Maurice P. LaBordeMoon of the Turning LeavesSenior Editorby Waubgeshig Rice Justyne EsserySenior Design Specialist Thunder BayMarisa Giesbrecht by Ryan McMahon Design Specialist Bethany GiesbrechtUnreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous ResistanceManaging Editor l Chiefs of Ontario by Jesse Wente Isak VaillancourtContributing Writers Ashley Albert, Rick Garrick, Nikita Day56National Sales Executives Ashley Huston, Dawn Stokes,Derek de Weerdt, Veronica JohnstonPublished by:33 South Station St.North York, ONM9N 2B2Tel: (866) 480-4717robertt@mediaedge.ca531 Marion St.Winnipeg, MBR2J 0J9Toll free: (866) 201-3096Fax: (204) 480-4420www.mediaedgepublishing.comPresident Kevin BrownSenior Vice President Robert ThompsonBranch Manager Nancie PrivAll rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Chiefs of Ontario. Published February 2025Advocate is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified 39UPCOMING EVENTS paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap.42PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTORY Publication Mail Agreement #40787580Return undeliverables to:Chiefs of Ontario 468 Queen Street East, Suite 400 Toronto, ONM5A 1T78l I ssue1 2024/25C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'