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The Métis Nation of Ontario(MNO) has developed a Métis youth survey to provide a deeper understanding of Métis community youth needs in Ontario related to high school completion, post-secondary education and transition to employment. This will enable the MNO to develop and/or enhance programs that the community deems important. Please note that you do not

All Métis youth are invited to send in photos of their beadwork, to be entered into a draw for bead supplies. Métis have long been known for our beautiful floral beadwork, so much so that we were known by the Lakota people as “the flower beadwork people.” For so long, Métis communities in Ontario were

Members of the MNO WEMC who worked with the Chumzuk Museum (left-right) MNO Veterans’Council Women’s Representative Shelly Claus,Senator Jim Turner, Women’s RepresentativeSharlene Lance, President Donna Grayer and Morgan Baillergeon. Click here for larger picture. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Windsor-Essex Métis Council (WEMC) worked with the Chumzuk Museum in Windsor to develop a small

MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Dance Club studentsperforming at the Bon Soo Festival. Click here forlarger picture. On February 20, 2017, The Métis Dance Club of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council (HSSMC) performed to a packed audience at The Machine Shop in Sault Ste. Marie. The performance was

Joanna Burt. Click here for larger Picture. Métis youth Joanna Burt will be making her debut with the Canadian Opera Company (COC) in the role of Louis Riel’s sister Sara in the upcoming COC production of Louis Riel. Hailing from Lindsay, Ontario, Joanna has been part of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Summer Youth Cultural

Members of the MNO GLMC who participated in theGovernance and Finance Training (Front: left-right)Women’s Representative Carla Macdonald, OfficeCoordinator Susan Schank, Chair Robert LeClair,Secretary Helen Marietta (Back: left-right) TreasurerJamie Coture, Councillor Patrick VanWyck, Councillor Murray Hillyer, President Pete Coture andSenator Ralph Wolf Thistle. Click here for largerpicture. On March 4 -5, 2017, The Métis Nation of

MNO GLMC Senator Ralph Wolf Thistle presentsa gift of Métis art to Navaho Marine Veteran SpartaInstructor Philip Folsom. Click here for largerpicture. This is the story of how Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Great Lakes Métis Council (GLMC) Senator Ralph Wolf Thistle took on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction. PTSD is an anxiety disorder

Métis youth Chasity King holds upthe 2017 Sault St. Marie Junior GirlsYouth Bowl Provincial ChampionsBanner. Click here for larger picture. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Labour Market Manager Tammy Webb is very proud of her niece Chasity King. On February 26, 2017, Chasity competed at the provincial level in the Youth Bowl Canada (YBC) competition

The final production of turtle rattles made at the MNO GBMC. Click here for larger picture. On February 21, 2017, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Community Wellness Coordinators Tracy Bald and Tera Lynn Moreau Vivian, alongside with MNO Family Wellbeing Coordinator Kayla Duquettte, hosted a Turtle-Rattle-Making workshop. The event took place at the MNO Georgian

MNO President Margaret Froh Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh welcomed the announcements in the March 22 federal budget that will provide greater support for Métis families, communities and government within the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). The 2017 budget commits significant funding to build the governance capacity of the Métis National Council