Region 5 PCMNO Councillor Position vacancy

This notice, sent on behalf of PCMNO Chair France Picotte, is to inform Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens residing in Region 5 that the position of Region 5 Councillor on the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) has become vacant due to the resignation of Councillor Dan Boulard. The PCMNO is

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Region 6 PCMNO Councillor Position vacancy

This notice, sent on behalf of PCMNO Chair France Picotte, is to inform Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens residing in Region 6 that the position of Region 6 Councillor on the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) has become vacant due to the resignation of Councillor Tom Thompson Jr.. The PCMNO

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PCMNO Councilor resignations

On April 2, 2019, Region 5 PCMNO Councillor Dan Boulard and Region 6 PCMNO Councillor Tom Thompson Jr. submitted their resignations from the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO). The MNO wishes to acknowledge Dan and Tom for their contributions and years of service to MNO Citizens in Ontario. Dan Boulard was

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Attention MNO Harvesters

Please be aware that the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) has mailed the annual Métis Harvesters and Migratory Bird Harvesting Survey to all MNO Harvesters. We ask that all Harvesters complete this voluntary, paper survey and return it with the self-addressed, stamped envelope provided. Also, please be aware that the MNO is currently conducting a

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2019 Federal budget invests in Métis priorities

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) welcomes investments promised in the 2019 federal budget that will provide greater support to Métis education, language and culture, and economic development, as well as long awaited recognition of Second World War Métis veterans. The investments focus on advancing reconciliation with Indigenous people to help close the gap between

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MNO remembers Jo MacQuarrie

Jo MacQuarrie Métis Elder, nurse, community activist, volunteer and Ottawa Police Chaplain, Jo (Josephine) MacQuarrie died March 13, 2019 after a brief illness. Jo was a Community Outreach Liaison for the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) in Ottawa and also worked as a Knowledge Translation Consultant. “I was recognized as a Métis elder by the

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RFP – MNO Annual General Assembly

MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Métis Nation of Ontario Education and Training The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is seeking professional services to plan, coordinate, organize and oversee the MNO’s 2019 Annual General Assembly (AGA) being held in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, August 22-25, 2019. Release Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Closing Date:

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Engagement Sessions for Métis Sixties Scoop Survivors

For decades, Ontario Children’s Aid agencies removed thousands of Métis, First Nations and Inuit children from their families and placed them in foster homes or arranged for adoption by non-Indigenous families. This nationwide practice, which started as early as 1951, has become known as the Sixties Scoop and resulted in these children being separated from

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Experience the North Ivèr: A Métis Youth Cultural Camp

Extreme weather conditions hit Ontario late January, forcing some to spend the weekend indoors, safe and warm. But not even a polar vortex could keep 19 adventurous Métis students from attending the 2019 winter Métis Youth Cultural Camp: Ivèr. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) cultural camps offer high school students in Grades 10-12 a

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MNO signs Early Learning and Child Care Accord

MNO President Margaret Froh (centre) alongside Métis Nation of Alberta President Audrey Poitras (left) and Métis Nation British Columbia President Clara Morin-Dal Col (right) sign the Canada-Métis Nation Early Learning and Child Care Accord on March 6, in Ottawa. Click here toview a larger version of this picture. Taking a step toward improving the lives

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