b'OFNYPCthe land is rebuilt and how that, too, changes us as individuals, as family and as a community. We see children leave too fast and return as strong, brave young people. We see babies take their first teetering steps back on the land, their first baskets made, their first moose harvest and so many berry-stained smiles in the summer sun. We see healing songs being sung in the berry fields, sweet laughter in the sugar shack, small hands cupping cold sap to drink, stirring sap to sugar. We see many steady hands pulling in fish nets, cutting flesh from skin. We smell smoked fish, smoked hides, and when we close our eyes we see it all coming back, stronger with each coming generation. It is an honour to be part of this and to do this reclamation work.As much as we know the violence of existence in a colonial world, we know more the opposite. We know lateral love, unconditional love and support. We know muddy waters, fast- and slow-moving, fish schools so dense we see a thousand glowing eyes, their bodies smooth and swiftly dashing JFK Law represents Indigenous communities throughout Canada.circles around our feet. We know round We work with our clients to advance their Nations, protect their rightsstones, thick upright birches and the and build their economies. thunderous pop of their bark releasing Driven by a passion for justice, we offer creative legal solutionsfrom the trunk. We know the shimmer and work towards meaningful change. of the poplar leaves silver and green, the soft hush of them rattling songs into the breeze. We know the rich scent of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Consultation, Accommodationcool earth, hard clay and damp leaves. We know our place in this cycle, as Using the courts strategically toand Regulatory Review participants and not conductors of the advance your AboriginalMaking the Crown respect theinevitable change of seasons, spring to fall, and adjust ourselves accordingly. and Treaty Rightsduty to consult and accommodate We know communal responsibilityhow to give and receive. As much as we Complex Negotiations Capacity and Governance learn, we know nothing. We are eternal Securing and implementing your Helping build strong,students, eager listeners, active observers, communitys rights throughsustainable communities empty vessels with our hands splayed open, trying to pass along the small complex negotiations learnings we can catch and hold before they slip away. We know hard work, Victoria Office Vancouver Office generosity and real, soul-quenching love P: 250 405.3460TF: 1 888 687.8388 for our nation. 816 - 1175 Douglas Street 340 - 1122 Mainland Street This is what the Earth has taught us. Victoria, BC V8W 2E1 Vancouver, BC V6B 5L1One day, when it is our time to return Working Together for Justice and Reconciliation to her, we will do so with the knowledge www.jfklaw.ca that we did all that we could to live in accordance with her laws.24l I ssue2 2020/21C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'