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At the 2016 Annual General Assembly (AGA) in North Bay, a resolution was passed to establish a provincial Two-Spirited/Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, and Queer (LGTBQ) working group. The working group would be comprised of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens, with the support of the MNO public service, to assist in developing: Two-Spirited and LGTBQ

Submitted by: Guy Mandeville, MNO Veterans’ Council Chair MNO Veterans’ Council Chair Guy Mandeville (back row, far left) and PCMNO Region 6 Councilor Tom Thompson (back row, far right) with youth from the 10th Tweed Girl Guides Unit. Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. On October 18, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario

Métis Nation delegates at the meeting between Indigenous leaders and Canadian First Ministers (left to right) Métis elder Oliver Boulette, MNO President Margaret Froh, MNA President Audrey Poitras, MNC President Clément Chartier, MNBC President Clara Morin Dal Col, MMF President David Chartrand and MN-S Vice-President Gerald Morin.Click here to view a larger version of the

Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh reacted positively to the introduction of a new Child and Family Services legislation by the Ontario government on December 8. President Froh stated: “The Ontario government’s commitment to strengthening communities is important to improving outcomes for Métis children and families across this province. Child and family services

Prime Minister Trudeau announced on December 6, 2016, that the federal government will soon be introducing legislation to support the preservation, protection and revitalization of Indigenous languages including Michif. Michif is the language of Métis people once spoken all across the Métis homeland. Like most Indigenous languages, the number of Michif speakers declined due to

Submitted by: Jon Rochon, MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council Secretary/Treasurer (L-R) Jon Rochon (MNO WEKMC Secretary/Treasurer), Wilfred Rochon (MNO veteran and MNO WEKMC Councilor), and Sienna Rochon (granddaughter of Wilfred Rochon). Click here to view a larger version of the picture. On the heels of Remembrance Day, 90 year old World War II (WWII) veteran and

Submitted by: Kathy Bazley, MNO citizen (L-R) MNO citizens Christine Bazley-Curran, Kathy Bazley and Arden Curran. Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. It was a proud day for the Bazely-Curran Métis family as Arden Curran was the newest family member to receive her Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizenship. Arden’s mother Christine

Submitted by: Liane Geoffrion, MNO citizen MNO citizen Liane Geoffrion. (Photo taken by: Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder.)Click here to view a larger version of the picture. Every cloud has a silver lining, and for Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Liane Geoffrion, that would be the publishing of her first book entitled, Divorce Prep: Self-Help Guide.

Submitted by: Ashley Laplante, Social Service Worker student at Algonquin College MNO Honourary Senator Reta Gordon (right) with Elena Abel (left), Aboriginal Program Coordinator at Algonquin College, at the Algonquin College Métis feast. Click here toview a larger version of the picture. On November 3, 2016, Métis students at Algonquin College attended the annual Métis

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada commemorates one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. On December 6, 1989, 14 women at L’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered in cold blood for no reason other than that they were women. Since then, December 6 has become a day