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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 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,

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

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

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

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

Thunder Bay Council June 21, 2019 5:45am – 9:30pm Prince Arthur’s Landing – Marina Park Thunder Bay ON Sudbury Council June 23, 2019 11:00am – 4:00pm Coincide with Council General Meeting Wagon Wheel Ranch 2200 Kenneth Drive Val Therese Ottawa Council June 22-23, 2019 All day Events Summer Solstice – Vincent Massey Park Ottawa Peterborough

Every year since 2006, the Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to a Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen who has made ongoing contributions to the Métis Nation and his or her own community. Peter Coture was the 2018 recipient of the Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Volunteer of the Year Award. This year the

To: MNO Citizens, Community Councils, PCMNOFrom: France Picotte, MNO ChairDate: June 14, 2019Subject: 2019 Annual General Assembly – Deadline for Special Business Resolutions _____________________________________________________________________ The 2010 MNO Annual General Assembly (“AGA”) passed a unanimous resolution (AGA-RES10-02) that all future resolutions brought to MNO AGAs that propose to change the MNO’s governance structures, policies or bylaws

AGA Livestream: The 2019 MNO Annual General Assembly is almost 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 Every year, the citizens of the Métis Nation