The Métis Nation of Ontario Women’s Council (MNO Women’s Council) is comprised of Métis women from Ontario who are committed to promoting women’s issues and advocating on their behalf within the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) community. The MNO Women’s Council also advises the PCMNO on matters pertaining to women and works with community councils, Aboriginal boards, government bodies and women’s groups to assist Métis people with issues of concern specific to women. This work includes policy development and review, coordination, consultation, and education. The main goal of the MNO Women’s Council is to encourage the full participation of all women within the MNO in helping to build a strong and healthy nation. The MNO Women’s Council works with the Women of the Métis Nation.
In March of 2020 the Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Women’s Forum was held in the National Capital Region. On Day 3 of the Forum MNO Senator Reta Gordon wrote and recited this prayer for our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Sisters. Participants at the Forum prayed to the Creator to keep them safe and protect them and allow our sisters to be brought back to us and our families. The beadwork shown on the prayer was created by Velvet Migwans (nee Johnston) a past MNO employee.
Click here to view the MNO Women’s Council Mission and Vision Statement
The MNO Women’s Council consists of a President, an Elder and nine regional representatives. The current Council consists of the following:
President: Lynne Gouliquer
Email: mnowc.president.lynne@gmail.com
Elder: Tina Marie Jameson
Email: mnowceldertina@gmail.com
Region 1 Representative: Jennifer Rollins
Email: Reg1MNOWC@gmail.com
Region 2 Representative: Nicole Taylor
Email: mnowcregion2nt@gmail.com
Region 3 Representative: Vacant
Email:
Region 4 Representative: June Smart
Email: mnowcregion4@gmail.com
Region 5 Representative: Kimberly Sanftenberg
Email: mnowcregion5kim@gmail.com
Region 6 Representative: Shannon Fitzgerald Smith
Email: mnowcregion6ss@gmail.com
Region 7 Representative: Suzanne Fraser
Email: mnowcregion7sf@gmail.com
Region 8 Representative: Luanne Cunningham
Email: mnowcregion8@gmail.com
Region 9 Representative: Pandora Wilhelm
Email: mnowcregion9.1@gmail.com
To contact the MNOWC, please email MNOWC@metisnation.org.
Updated: August 8, 2025