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Every year, the citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) gather with friends, family and colleagues from across Ontario at the MNO Annual General Assembly (AGA). The AGA is an opportunity to pass on traditions and conduct the business of the MNO. The 26th AGA will be taking place in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

The MNO is planning to undertake a Métis Language Documentation Project during the spring of 2019 (April/May). Guided by the MNO’s Statement of Prime Purpose, this project aims to gather information about Métis language in Ontario in order to support language protection and language revitalization initiatives in our MNO Métis communities. The project will include

Representatives from the MNO met with Industry partners for a Collaborative Forum on March 20. This year’s Collaborative Forum with Industry was held in downtown Toronto on March 20, bringing together Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) industry partners for a daylong session of presentations and discussions. Among those in attendance were members of the Provisional

MNO President Margaret Froh answers questions during an Indigenous Women in Politics panel at Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote event, held in Ottawa on April 1.Click here to view a larger version of this picture. Speaking of her own personal journey into politics, Métis Nation of Ontario President Margaret Froh addressed Daughters of the

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

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

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

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

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

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