News & Events

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

(L-R) Métis National Council (MNC) President Clément Chartier, MNO Honourary Senator Reta Gordon, and former Canadian Prime Minister the Right Honourable Paul Martin. After many years of service on the PCMNO, this August Senator Reta Gordon retired as a PCMNO Senator and became an Honourary Senator, but she has not slowed down at all! On

Submitted by: Donna Grayer, MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council (L-R) Robert Desjardins (MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council [WEKMC] Councilor; Joseph Paquette (MNO Veterans’ Council President); Sharlene Lance (MNO WEKMC Women’s Representative), Terry Desjardins (MNO WEKMC Chair), Steve Cadotte (MNO citizen), Shelly Claus (MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative), Wilfred Rochon (MNO WEKMC Councilor), Jim Turner (MNO WEKMC Senator),

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) Bernie Hughes, Director of Aboriginal Affairs Branch, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines; Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations; Maria Vandenbrand, MNO Citizen, Métis Youth Panel Moderator and Driller at New Gold; Chris Reeves, Business Development Manager at New Gold; Theresa Stenlund, PCMNO Region

Submitted By: Elsa Poitras, wife of PCMNO Executive Senator Joseph PoitrasWith excerpts from: www.ottawafestivals.ca and www.annelederman.com/ Anne Lederman. (Photo from folkmusicontario.ca.)Click here to view a larger version of the picture. The fiddle has always been an important part of Métis culture. The fiddle continues to play a prominent role in Métis celebrations today. Helping to

Submitted by: Gabriele Simmons, MNO TYRMC Placement Student Medicine Walk participants learned about natural healing and edible wild plants from Métis Knowledge Holder Joe Paquette. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. In October, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council (TYRMC) and MNO Infinite Reach (IR)

Submitted by: Sarah Marusyk, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator Students celebrate Métis culture by dancing the Virginia Reel. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. From October 5 to 6, 2016, nearly 400 students from 11 different schools and programs in the Rainy River District piled into school buses to attend the 2016