Issue 1 2026 – Chiefs of Ontario Advocate magazine  l   5
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SUMMER 2026
VOLUME 10  l  ISSUE 1
14	 POWERING UP  
DATA SOVEREIGNTY: 
First Nations chart  
the path forward
18	 STOP THE SPRAY 
Calls for moratorium on 
glyphosate use grow
20	 LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION  
Geraldine Govender  
leads effort in  
Moose Cree First Nation
24	 CHIEF PROFILE: 
Gimaa Cathy Stevens  
of Nipissing First Nation
26	 JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE 
Program implementation and 
the gaps still persisting today
28	 INDIGENOUS RIGHTS UNDER  
THE JAY TREATY 
JTBA provides guidance  
for crossing the border amidst 
increased scrutiny
30	 YOUTH PROFILE: 
Ramon Kataquapit
32	 TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
TREATIES RECOGNITION WEEK ACT 
A reflection
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