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The Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) will be meeting from February 29 to March 1, 2020 in Toronto, ON at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (123 Queen Street West). The MNO’s Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICT) department has been testing webcasting technologies to allow greater access to MNO events, such as PCMNO

As Métis, we are nation builders; we have been instrumental in growing economies, in asserting our voice, advancing our rights and mobilizing our communities. We have joined together throughout our history with other Indigenous peoples to advance our collective concerns. We are witnessing Indigenous and non-Indigenous people rising in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en and it

All recipients of the 2019 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards. Click here to view a larger version of this picture. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is delighted to announce that the MNO Women’s Council (MNOWC) has been awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership. A formal awards ceremony and reception was

Métis women came from across the province to meet in Blue Mountain, Ontario in the largest gathering of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) women in history in April 2019. Nestled in the scenic hills of Collingwood’s Blue Mountain Village, more than fifty Métis sisters met for three days of seminars, creative workshops, relationship-building, and celebrations

Métis youth at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay for the MNO’s Ivèr Youth Culture Camp. Métis youth from all corners of Ontario made their way to Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay to celebrate their Métis culture during the Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) Ivèr Youth Cultural Camp from Feb. 1 to

Recorded livestream: freeman.streamme.ca/MetisOntario2020 Video from the Conference available now. Press Release Media Advisory On March 9-10, 2020, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan (MN-S), and the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) are coming together to host the first ever National Conference dedicated to conversations about Metis Self-Government in Canada. Collectively,

MNO signs Engagement Plan with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Front Row left to right: Moon River Métis Council President Tony Muscat, Great Lakes Métis Council President Peter Coture, Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Jason Cameron, Barrie South Simcoe Métis Council Acting Chairperson Roxanne Shank, Georgian Bay Métis Council President Greg Garratt. Back Row: Region

The nine families and MNO staff members attending the first ever Métis Early Learning Camp this January at the Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa, ON. Métis early learners, ages three to six, and their families were able to share in the vitality of their Métis culture against a stunning backdrop of snow-capped wilderness at the

Frequently Asked Questions about the MNO Frequently Asked Questions about the MNO Registry Click here In 1993, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) was established through the will of Métis people and Métis communities coming together throughout Ontario to create a Métis-specific, democratic, province wide governance structure. The MNO represents and advocates on behalf of

(February 6, 2020) — Canadian Senator Lynn Beyak, who had previously received widespread condemnation for publishing racist, anti-Indigenous rhetoric on her personal website, was reportedly banned from a three-day “cultural competency training” session taking place at the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) last fall. During that session it was reported that Beyak claimed