Métis youth mark Remembrance Day with veterans in Ottawa
Métis youth joined the MNO Veterans’ Council and Canadian Senators in Ottawa for Remembrance Day ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Brian Black, Colin Deacon, Shelly Claus, Guy Mandeville, Yvonne Boyer, Paul Pirie, Sharlene Lance, Doug Woods, Greg Garratt, (front row,
Louis Riel Day message from the MNO
Click here to view a larger version of this message. Posted: Nov. 15, 2018
MNO Grand River Métis Council participates in rare ecological experience
MNO Grand River Métis Council members and MNO citizens gather to catch and tag monarch butterflies to aid in conservation research. Click here to view a larger version of this picture. Submitted by Colleen Brunelle, MNO Grand River Métis Council Women’s Representative As part of their Annual General Meeting on Sept. 8, Métis Nation of
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