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MNO President Margaret Froh (right) attends the second Métis Nation Permanent Bilateral Mechanism Leaders Meeting on March 19 on Parliament Hill. Also in attendance were the Presidents of all the Métis National Council governing members, including Métis Nation British Columbia President Clara Morin Dal Col (left). Click here to view a larger version of the

Submitted by MNO Education Officer Anne Trudel MNO citizen Rebekah Trudel takes the top spot on the podium at the Junior Canadian Wrestling Championship in Montreal earlier this month. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Rebekah Trudel is a National Junior Champion in wrestling after

MNO citizen Yvonne Boyer (photo courtesy of Brandon University) Click here to view a larger version of the picture. For the first time, a Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen has been appointed to the Canadian Senate. Yvonne Boyer has more than two decades of experience practising law and will be sworn in on Tuesday,

Submitted by MNO Great Lakes Métis Council Office Coordinator Susan Staves Twenty-seven people attended a course on wilderness survival techniques held by the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council (GLMC), on Feb. 24. (Back row from left to right) Ed Olsen, R. Sandy Bell, Patrick Stranks, Summer McWatch, Jim Stranks, MNO GLMC Senator Ralph Wolf Thistle,

Submitted by MNO Credit River Métis Council Women’s Representative Darlene Lent Volunteers at a MNO Credit River Métis Council healing blanket workshop included, (left to right) Karen Derocher, Debra Keaney, Darlene Lent, Jim Tolles, Kyl Morrison, Barb Welburn and Natalie Lucas. Click here to view a larger version of this picture. A number of volunteers

Submitted by MNO Community Relations Coordinator Glen Lipinski The MNO Niagara Region Métis Council (NRMC) and MNO staff were honoured with a Canada 150 Award on March 1, at the MNO office in Thorold. Included in the photo (left to right) are Donna Labbe, Rebecca VanderSanden, Amanda Pont-Shanks, MNO NRMC President Derrick Pont, Glen Lipinski,

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) acknowledges the respect shown to the Métis Nation and Métis Nation governments from Ontario –Westward through the specific investments outlined in the 2018 federal budget. The MNO welcomes the progressive commitments to a gender-based budget approach and the much needed investments in Indigenous children and youth. Distinction-based investment strategies,

Submitted by MNO Youth Council Chair Paul Robitaille MNO Interim Youth Representative for the Georgian Bay Métis Council Dalton Latondress shares his experiences at the Hope Forum held in Ottawa on Jan. 21 and 22. Photo by Rémi Thereault. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) youth

Submitted by MNO Youth Council Chair Paul Robitaille Gerald Lavallee, a participant in the 2014 and 2017 MNO Canoe Expeditions, is passionate about supporting young people involved in the child welfare system. He shared his story of being a Crown ward during the Emergency Meeting on Indigenous Children and Family Services held in Ottawa on

Submitted by MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council Secretary Stephen Gjos Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Liaison Team meet with the MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council (HSSMMC) on Jan. 23. Pictured are ( left to right) Dan St Louis, MNO HSSMMC Vice-President John Konawalchuk, OPP Const. Marilyn Cameron, MNO HSSMMC