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(Left-right) Bruce Power’s Chief Nuclear Officer Len Clewett and awardrecipient Steven Litt. Click here forlarger picture. On March 25, 2017, Self-Identified Métis Steven Litt was presented with the Bruce Power – Owen Sound Attack Aboriginal Youth Sports Bursary Award. The award is available to Aboriginal youth who show outstanding abilities in one or more sports-related

18 participants presenting their handmade woodenloom kits. Click here for larger picture. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council (CRMC) hosted a Loom Beading Workshop at the council’s new office in Brampton on March 26, 2017. The free workshop offered novice and experienced beaders an introduction to the loom beading process. Participants received

MNO Community Wellness Program placementstudent Lyndsay Harris (Univeristy of Windsorsocial work program) and workshop participant Jackie pracitcing some self-defense moves. Clickhere for larger picture. Corporal Cheryle Hayden of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was in Windsor to facilitate a Don’t Be Fooled workshop on February 23, 2017. The workshop informed participants about various fraud

Children creating arts and crafts during a CulturalKnowledge Through Generations workshop. Clickhere for larger picture. On February 17, 24, 28 and March 1, 7, 2017, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Community Support Services Program along with the MNO Family Wellbeing Program in Windsor organized a series of workshops based on the theme of cultural

(Front row: left-right) Alicia Hamilton, Diane Kilby (Backrow: left-right) Carol Levis, Leslie-Anne Muma, ColleenBrunelle and Dave Skene. Click here for larger picture. On March 25-26, 2017, The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council (GRMC) participated in a Governance and Finance Training session in Guelph. Training was facilitated by MNO Community Relations Coordinators

The week of March 12-16, 2017, was an exciting one for 24 Métis youth who gathered from all over Ontario to participate in the annual MNO Infinite Reach March Break Camp. Every year more high school students come to this remarkable event to learn about postsecondary opportunities and discover more about their Métis heritage. As

Dr. Brenda Macdougall, Chair of Métis Researchat the University of Ottawa, speaking at a LouisRiel Day event in 2012. Click here for largerpicture. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the University of Ottawa recently established a formal working group to facilitate greater collaboration and encourage ongoing communication between the MNO and the Chair of

MNO GRMC members with Lieutenant Governor Dowdeswell and First Nation Elder MacDonald (left-right): Senator CarolLévis, Elder Lois MacDonald, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, President Jennifer Parkinson and Treasurer LeslieMuma. Click here for larger picture. Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council (GRMC) had the honour to be invited to a City

Rebekah TrudelClick here for larger picture. MNO citizen Rebekah Trudel of Sault Ste. Marie is enjoying great success as a high school Steelhawk athlete, in particular as a wrestler. Most recently, on March 3, 2017, in Brampton, Rebekah won a gold medal at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) wrestling championships. OFSAA is

MNO President Margaret Froh attending the Crown-Métis Nation Summit on April 14. (Left to right) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett, President Froh, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Vice-President of the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Gerald Morin and Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould. Click here to