NAC staff take part in Métis 101 training
MNO Education Officers Wanda Botsford (centre) and Alicia Blore (right) lead NAC staff in a jigging demonstration. Click here for larger picture. Thanks to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Indigenous stories and issues are becoming more a part of the public consciousness in Canada than ever before. At the National
Meeting of MNO and Bruce Power Presidents in Owen Sound
Submitted by Greg Garratt, Captain of the Hunt for Region 7 and member of the Georgian Bay Traditional Territory Consultation Committee (Left to right) John Peevers (Bruce Power), Region 7 Captain of the Hunt Greg Garratt, PCMNO Region 7 Councillor Pauline Richardson, Senator Larry Duval, MNO President Margaret Froh, Bruce Power President Mike Rencheck, Emily
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TransCanada Empower Communities Scholarships
TransCanada supports education and training initiatives that benefit the communities where we operate and build a skilled future workforce for our industry and others. We are currently seeking applicants for the TransCanada Empower Communities Scholarships program. The program offers three scholarships to students who live in the communities where we do business across Canada and
MNO Thorold office hosts a Métis Earth Angel Ornament workshop
Submitted by: TerryLynn Longpre, MNO Community Wellness Worker (L-R) Workshop participants Carrie Hosinger and Mignon Lacroix Hagar. Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. On Friday December 9, 2016 the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Thorold office held a Métis Earth Angel Ornaments workshop. This workshop was initiated by the MNO Victim Services
MNO Council youth learn First Aid
Submitted by: Larry J. Ferris, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair Métis youth complete First Aid training. (Front row L-R) Carl Ferris, Jocelyn Howe, Dalton Latondress. (Back row L-R) MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair Larry J. Ferris, Even Logue, Brandon Howe, Jacob Martin, Devin Latondress, Alexa Martin. Click here to view a largerversion of
The MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council unveil a new Métis sash
Submitted by: The MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council (TYRMC) President Tera Beaulieu (far left) presents the new Métis sash to MNO TYRMC Youth Committee members (L-R) Elise St. Germain, Alicia Blore and Christine Skura. Click here to view a larger version. On Louis Riel Day, the
MNO Council performs a smudging ceremony at a local school
Submitted by: Senator Cecile Wagar, MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council (L- R) Métis Nation of Ontario Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council Senator Cecile Wagar (second from left) and Women’s Representative Claire Kearns (third from left) with members of the Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School staff. (Picture source: Twitter – @notredame_css).Click here to
MNO representatives attend Heroes of Our Time event
Submitted by: Todd Ross, Chair of MNO Toronto York Region Métis Council (L-R) Joseph Paquette (MNO Veterans’ Council President), the Honourable Kent Hehr (Minister of Veterans Affairs), and Todd Ross (Chair of MNO Toronto York Region Métis Council). Click here to view a larger version of the picture. On November 24, 2016, Métis Nation of
Passing on the Métis tradition of trapping
With files from: Ontario.ca Nelson Montreuil checks one of his traps along his trapline near Mattawa. Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Nelson Montreuil is a shining example of someone who lives and breathes his Métis culture. He is an active citizen and currently serves as