Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak meet in Toronto for Annual General Meeting
MNO citizens attending the 2018 Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Annual General Meeting. (Left to right) Senator Verna Porter-Brunelle, MNO Chair France Picotte, Shirley Debassige, MNO Vice-Chair and Spokesperson for the MNO Women’s Council Sharon Cadeau, Liliane Ethier, Berni Picco, Pearl Gabona, Kelly Camacho, Patricia Taylor, June Smart, Shirley Loubert, Shelly Claus and Suzanne Jackson. Click
Otawn: A Métis Fall Camp Experience
Otawn: A Métis Fall Camp Experience The fall Métis Youth Cultural Camp, which brought together Métis youth for a celebration of Métis history and culture, took place Oct. 25-28 at the Horwood Lake Lodge, near Timmins. Click here for a larger version. Nineteen Métis youth from across the province gathered at the Horwood Lake Lodge,
Persons Day
MNO President Margaret Froh (centre) participates in a panel in Ottawa discussing Persons Day on Oct. 18. She was one of three participants, including Penny Collenette (left), Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, and Shari Graydon (right), Founder of Informed Opinions. Clickhere to view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by MNO staff
MNO citizen awarded MusiCounts 2018 Scholarship
MNO citizen and Fanshawe alumna, Jenna Bjornson (centre) received the 2018 MusiCounts Scholarship from MusiCounts President and CEO Allan Reid and Executive Director Kristy Fletcher. Photo by Rish Cassling. Click hereto view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by MNO citizen Kerri Fedyk This article originally appeared at https://www.fsu.ca/interrobang.php?storyID=14195 Written by Lliam Buckley Métis
Métis involvement in the First World War
MNO Veterans’ Council Senator Guy Mandeville, CD, standing between two Great War re-enactors, participated in Waterloo Region Museum’s Great War Education Days on Oct. 1-2. Click here to view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by Guy Mandeville, CD, MNO Veterans’ Council Senator On Oct. 1-2, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council Senator
Reconciliation with the Métis: The time is here
Métis lawyer and MNO legal counsel Jason Madden provided an update about Métis rights and self-government during the MNO’s Annual General Assembly in Peterborough on Aug. 18, 2018. Click here to view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by Métis lawyer and MNO legal counsel Jason MaddenThis article originally appeared online on Canadian Lawyer’s website.
Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of the experience of a young Indigenous child who had her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the
Eagle Staff presented to Canadian Armed Forces
An Eagle Staff was presented to the Canadian Armed Forces on Aug. 10 at CFB Borden. Pictured are Doug Woods, MNO Veterans’ Council Sgt.-At-Arms, CFB Borden Master Corporal Talbot and Ken (Two Dogs) Fraser, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Senator. Clickhere to view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by Doug Woods, MNO Veterans’
MNO AGA t-shirts are available for a limited time only
Click images for larger versions. $20 each *Available on a first-come-first served basis* Sizessmall | large | X-large | XX-Large To ordere-mail christiannem@metisnation.org with your size and mailing address. Please provide a mailing address and send a cheque for $20 made out to Métis Nation of Ontario and send it to you at the Ottawa
MNO representatives attend Back to Batoche
MNO Veterans’ Council Chair Brian Black (far left) carried the Canadian flag alongside veterans from across the Métis Homeland during a procession leading to the National Métis Veterans’ Memorial Monument in Batoche.Click here to view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by Brian Black, Chair MNO Veterans’ Council Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) leaders