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MNO GBMC Senator Ken Fraser (left) presents Jimmy Tailbot (right) of the DefenseAboriginal Advisory Group with an Eagle Feather. Click here for larger picture. On February 28, 2017, at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden near Barrie, Senator Ken Fraser of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council (GBMC) presented Jimmy Tailbot with

(Left-right) MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council members Phil Printess, Brenda Powley,Meagan Gjos, SteveGjos and Ken Figures. Click here for larger picture. On March 4-5, 2017, The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council, in partnership with Algoma University, participated in the 12th Annual Gathering at the Rapids Powwow. The

MNO and Vale representatives at the RelationshipAgreement signing ceremony on March 6, 2017 inToronto. (Left-right-front) Vale Coporate Affairs ErinSatterhwaite, MNO President Margaret Froh, ValeVice President for Ontario Operations StuartHarshaw and Vale Coporate Aboriginal Affairs for Ontario Angie Robson. (Left-right-back) Vale Exploration Jason Letto, MNO Manager of NaturalResources and Consultation James Wagar, PCMNORegion 5 Councilor Dan

On February 28, 2017, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council (PDWMC) was invited to attend a Traditional Teaching Workshop offered at Trent University, with Métis Rights Activist and Former MNO President Tony Belcourt as a guest speaker. MNO PDWMC Council had the opportunity to listen and chat with Belcourt

(Left-right) MNO Chair France Picotte, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers OntarioAdvisor David Sword and MNO President MargaretFroh. Click here for larger picture. On February 16, 2017, The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) held its Collaborative Forum with industry at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto. The Forum included over 100 attendees and was described by

On this International Women’s Day we celebrate all the women in our lives — past and present — who have given so much for our families, for our communities, and for our nation. Honouring Our Women truly is an important part of Métis culture. Happy International Women’s Day!

MNO President Margaret Froh addresses crowd of MNO citizens in Midland during MNO Commission on Métis Rights and Self-Government engagement session on March 1, 2017. Click here for larger version of picture. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) province-wide consultations on Métis rights and self-government began this week in the Traditional Georgian Bay Territory with

Please click for larger picture The First Nation, Inuit, Métis Urban and Rural (FIMUR) Housing Program provides a range of housing supports for Métis, First Nation, and Inuit people across the province (outside of the GTA). FIMUR Assisted Home Ownership provides eligible Indigenous individuals and families with a forgivable loan of up to $30,000 to

Indigenous and non-Indigenous service providers and other community organizations across Ontario are invited to provide feedback on the Urban Indigenous Action Plan Discussion Paper. Click here to view the Urban Indigenous Action Plan Discussion Paper [PDF]. Please email your feedback to UIAP@metisnation.org by February 17, 2017. Discussion questions are included at the back of the

(Left-right) Chair of the Kenora Métis Council Eliza -beth Boucha, Chair of the Kenora Chiefs Advisory Chief Lorraine Cobiness, Mayor for Sioux Narrows and Nester Falls Jerry O’Leary, Mayor for the City of Kenora David Canfield and Grand Chief of Grand Council Treaty #3 Francis Kavanaugh. Click here for larger picture. On February 16 2017, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)