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Members of the MNO Canoe Expedition with MNO Acting President Picotte as well as Ministers Bennett and Zimmer and MP Nault at the beginning of the MNO Annual General Assembly In Kenora. (Left to right on the ground) Dr. Carolyn Bennett, federal Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Noles Dennhart, Robert Nault, Member of Parliament for Kenora, Chris McLeod, Samantha Cuddy, Alex

The first of three ceremonial canoes during the opening of the MNO Annual General Assembly in Kenora. Visible in the front are Acting MNO Chair Sharon Cadeau (centre), Acting MNO President France Picotte (left), federal Minister of Indigenous Affairs Dr. Carolyn Bennett (right) and behind Dr. Bennett, PCMNO Region 1 Councilor Theresa Stenlund and to

With information from a story by: Robert Benzie of the Toronto Star. Original story can be viewed at: https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/08/08/premier-kathleen-wynne-will-join-mtis-youth-on-voyageur-expedition.html Members of the 2017 MNO Canoe Expedition with Premier Wynne and other dignitaries. Premier Wynne is second on the left in the back row; on her right is her spouse Jane Rounthwaite, to her right MNO

Employees of Community Legal Services with Mayor Jim Watson of Ottawa showing their supportfor Indigenous Rights. Click here for larger picture. In 2017, the Ottawa Community Legal Services took action to support Indigenous communities in Ottawa by closing their offices for the first time on National Aboriginal Day (NAD) on June 21. In a letter

(Left-right): MNO Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council President Andy Dufrane and Roseneath Public School student Quinn Shepphard (Photo by: Wendy Baillie) Click here for larger picture. On June 16, 2017, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council (PDWMC) had the opportunity to participate in the Roseneath Public School Pow Wow

The Energy sector in Ontario is looking for Indigenous women to work in the trades! The program is an eight month training program and eight week work placement in the pre-trades for the Energy industry for Ontario Métis, First Nations and Inuit women. It is a pre-trades training at the Georgian College Campus in Midland

(Left-right): Victor Brunelle, MNO Moon River MétisCouncil Senator Larry Duval, Honourary SenatorRuth Wagner, Town of Huntsville Manager of Arts,Culture and Heritage Teri Souter, MNO CouncilorPauline Richardson, MNO Moon River Métis CouncilPresident Tony Muscat, Member of the Provincial Parliament Norm Miller, Mayor Scott Aitchison, PCMNO Senator Verna Porter-Brunelle and MNORiver Métis Council Chair Bonny Cann. Click

(Left-right): MNO Great Lakes Métis Council members Senator Ralph Wolf Thistle and OfficeCoordinator Susan Schank. (Photo by: Nelson Phillips) Click here for larger picture. On June 22, 2017, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Great Lakes Métis Council (GLMC) Senator Ralph Wolf Thistle and Office Coordinator Susan Schank participated in the Indigenous 150+ event in Owen

Tina ButtineauClick here for larger picture. Recently, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Tina Buttineau completed her Bachelor of Education at Nipissing University and Bachelor of Arts at Western University. Tina has wanted to be a teacher for as long as she could remember because her dream is to make a positive difference in the

Métis youth on Beausoleil Island at CampKitchikewana. Click here for larger picture. This summer twenty-three Métis youth attended Camp Kitchikewana thanks to the support from the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council (GBMC). Camp Kitchikewana is located on Beausoleil Island National Park in Georgian Bay and it is one of the first