MNO youth shares firsthand experience with child welfare system
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
MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council builds relationship with OPP
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
Métis veteran passes
Gerard (Jerry) Albert Legault (1931- 2018) Click here for larger picture. Submitted by MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette with information from the www.bclocalnews.com.I It is with great sadness the family of Gerard (Jerry) Albert Legault announces his passing on February 10, 2018. Click here to read a poem written for Jerry by his sister
MNO holds annual meeting with Premier Wynne
(Front row: left to right) Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer, Premier Kathleen Wynne, MNO President Margaret Froh and MNO Chair France Picotte. (Back: left to right) Assistant Deputy Minister of Strategic Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation (MIRR) Jonathan Lebi, Deputy Minister MIRR Deborah Richardson and Assistant Deputy
Honourary Senator Gordon Calder passes
Gordon M. “Chips” Calder (1933 – 2018). Submitted by the Calder family “Life’s been good to me. The Lord blessed me with five girls and three boys who produced 14 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. We elders do our share to help the world.” Gordon Calder Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and Honourary Senator
Canada’s oldest Métis veteran celebrates 105th birthday
MNO 105 year old veteran Alex Boucher with MNO President Margaret FrohClick here to view a larger version of the picture Submitted by MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette On January 27, 2018, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) veteran Alex Boucher celebrated his 105th birthday in Britt, Ontario. Alex was surrounded by many well-wishers including
Art of MNO citizen exhibited at Thunder Bay Gallery
Trickster Rabbit by Kristy Cameron. Picture courtesy of Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Click here for larger version of picture. Submitted by Alastair MacKay with the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and Métis artist Kristy Cameron is one of the Indigenous artists whose work is being featured in the exhibit Converging
Open Forum for Métis artists
Maurice Cadieux. Click here for larger version of the picture. Submitted by PCMNO Region 7 Councilor Pauline Richardson Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Maurice Cadieux has a keen eye when it comes to art. Maurice born in 1954 and has 13 brothers and sisters. He has resided in the Georgian Bay Métis Traditional Territory
MNO leadership advocates for Métis children and youth at federal emergency meeting
The MNO delegation with the federal ministers at the Emergency Meeting on First Nations, Inuit Métis Nation Child and Family Services. (Left to right) MNO President Margaret Froh, MNO Chair France Picotte, Minister of Indigenous-Crown Relations and Northern Affairs Dr. Carolyn Bennett, PCMNO Region 1 Councilor Theresa Stenlund, MNO Youth Council Chair Paul Robitaille and
MNO Grand River Métis Council teach beading to Wellington Catholic School Board teachers
Teachers from the Wellington Catholic District School Board show off their Métis beading with MNO GRMC President Jennifer Parkinson and Treasurer Leslie-Anne Muma. Click here for a larger version of the picture. Submitted by MNO Grand River Métis Council Treasurer Leslie-Anne Muma On January 11, 2018, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis