METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 25 collectivebased aggr egate appr oach enables the MNO to ensur e that r egional rightsbearing Metis communities have access to the technical and scientifc expertise they need to ef fectively engage in consultation and accom modation pr ocesses The MNO has negotiated and executed nine Regional Consultation Pr otocols These ar e Lake of the W oods Lac SeulRainy RiverRainy Lake Lakehead NipigonMichipicoten James BayAbitbiT emiskamingue Mattawa Lake Nipissing Geor gian Bay Historic Sault Ste Marie Region Six Reg ion Eight and Region Nine The mno has negot iated and executed nine r egional Consul tat ion p r otocols James BayAbitbi t emiskamingue Consul tat ion Pr otocol Mattawa l ake n ipissing Consul tat ion Pr otocol Mattawa l ake n ipissing Consul tat ion Pr otocol Region n ine Consul tat ion Pr otocol Geor gian Bay Consul tat ion Pr otocol Historic s ault s te Marie Consul tat ion Pr otocol l akehead n ipigon Michipicoten Consul tat ion Pr otocol l ake of the W oods l ac s eul Rainy RiverRainy l ake Consul tat ion Pr otocol Region s ix Consul tat ion Pr otocol