DELOITTE REPORT – Final Report and Recommendations presented to PCMNO on August 9, 2019
The MNO has received a report from Deloitte requested by the Provisional Council of Metis Nation Ontario, (PCMNO) in June, 2017. The PCMNO engaged Deloitte to conduct an independent review and analysis of payments made to MNO Executives and senior personnel. The process began in late December, 2017 and the review covered a period of
Celebration in the Soo
26th MNO Annual General Assembly kicks off AGA Livestream: The 2019 MNO Annual General Assembly is finally here! If you can’t be with us in Sault Ste Marie, we encourage you to tune into the AGA livestream. The livestream link will be up throughout the AGA. AGA Livestream can be accessed by clicking here As
MNO Barrie-South Simcoe Métis Council joins Region 7 in recent charter signing
Chair Danielle Secord, MNO President Margaret Froh, and PCMNO Region 7 Councilor David Dusome sign Community Charter in Barrie, Ont. Update on Barrie-South Simcoe 2019 election: The 2019 election for the Barrie-South Simcoe council took place September with the following results: President: Alex Turpin Chair: Danielle Callander Senator: Vacant Secretary: Vacant Treasurer: Janette Prisciak Women’s Representative:
AGA Special Business Resolutions – 2019
To: MNO citizens, Community Councils, PCMNO From: France Picotte, MNO Chair Date: July 24, 2019 Subject: Proposed 2019 MNO AGA Special Business Resolutions Click here to find all of the proposed 2019 MNO AGA Special Business Resolutions received by the MNO on or prior to the deadline previously posted. Due to the number of special
Infinite Reach Summer Break Camp
The MNO is holding an Métis Camp on August 12th –15th, 2019 at Killbear Provincial Park, near Nobel, ON. The camp will be approximately 4 days in duration, will be land-based, will be in sync with the summer season and will engage Métis youth in learning Métis culture and way of life. The age group
MNO Veteran’s Council President Joseph Paquette honoured with tribute
MNO Citizens and well-wishers meet in Port Credit to honour MNOVC President Joseph Paquette in a special appreciation lunch. Back (L-R): Don Kennedy, Brian Black, Paul Pirie, Shelly Claus, Sgt Raymond Stark, Senator Guy Mandeville, Sharlene Lance, Doug Woods, Greg Garratt. Front (L-R): Margaret Froh and Joseph Paquette. Photo Credit: Sarah Paquette On July 7,
Métis Nation of Ontario and Canada sign breakthrough agreement on self-government
Due to technical difficulties, the live stream of this morning’s historic event was not accessible. Watch the entire signing ceremony video here:https://www.facebook.com/CrownIndigenous/ On June 27th at 10:00 a.m. in Ottawa, Métis Nation of Ontario President Margaret Froh and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, signed the first ever self-government agreement between the
Métis Nation of Ontario achieves federal recognition of its self-government
On June 27, 2019 in Ottawa, the Métis Nation of Ontario, the Métis Nation of Alberta, the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett signed historic self-government agreements. More photos available at the MNO’s Facebook Page Click here for FAQs Click here for a Timeline A brief explainer of the Agreement Facebook Gallery
Timeline: Pre-Confederation to Self-Government
early 1800s: Distinctive Métis communities emerge around the Upper Great Lakes, and along the waterways and fur trade routes of what is now Ontario with their own cultures, identities and traditions. As settlers moved in, Métis continued to assert themselves and their rights. 1845: An Order in Council recommended “the Commissioner of Crown Lands to
Métis author and illustrator publish new childrens’ book
The Story of The Tamarack written by Tobias Clarke and illustrated by Jeffrey Wilson The Story of the Tamarack is one that Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Tobias Clarke has shared many times. But now, her heartwarming tale of family and natural world has been published and is available to a wider audience. Clarke