MNO veteran in Fort Frances receives the Louis Riel medal
Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President MNO Veteran Paul Pirie (left) and MNO Sunset Country Métis Council President Clint Calder (right). Click here toview a larger version of the picture. In November, Paul Pirie, who is a Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and a proud member of the MNO Veterans’ Council, was
PCMNO Senator appointed on Ontario’s new Elders Council
Original News Release: https://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2016/11/ontario-working-towards-reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples.html Back row: (L-R) Yasir Naqvi (Attorney General), Donna Debassige, Helen Cromarty, Albert Dumont, Gilbert Smith, Barney Batise, David Serkoak, Verna Porter-Brunelle (PCMNO Senator) Front row: (L-R) Pauline Shirt, Marlene Pierre, Janice Longboat, Sally Webster. Click here to view alarger version of the picture. Ontario has established a new Elders Council that
MNO youth to take a seat in Parliament on International Women’s Day
Submitted by: Alan Playne, Métis Nation of Ontario citizenWith files from: daughtersofthevote.ca The MNO youth selected as delegates for the “Daughters of the Vote” initiative. (L-R) Joanna Burt (MNO Infinite Reach Facilitator), Jordyn Playne (MNO Youth Council Region 7 Youth Representative and MNO Infinite Reach Facilitator) and Katie Baltzer (MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council Youth Representative
MNO Sgt-at-Arms participates in Addictions and Mental Health Week in Moosonee
Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President MNO Veterans’ Council Sgt-at-Arms Rob Baskey (back row, third from left) joined the Ontario Provincial Police in a charity hockey game against the Moosonee Fire Department. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. As a Sergeant with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Métis Nation
MNO youth attends “We Belong” conference in Vancouver
Submitted by: Wendy Stewart, Manager of Mental Health and Addictions Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) youth Mattingly Turgeon at the “We Belong” conference in Vancouver. Click here toview a larger version of the picture. On November 17-19, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) youth Mattingly Turgeon and Wendy Stewart, MNO Manager of Mental Health and
MNO President Margaret Froh meets with the Ontario Minister of Energy
Submitted by: Todd Ross, MNO Special Advisor on Tripartite (L-R) The Honourable Glenn Thibeault, Ontario Minister of Energy, and Margaret Froh, Métis Nation of OntarioPresident. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. On December 14, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh met with the Honourable Glenn Thibeault, Ontario Minister
Year-end Message from MNO President Margaret Froh
On December 15, 2016, after participating in a meeting of Indigenous leaders with Prime Minister Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, MNO President Margaret Froh recorded a year-end video message for all MNO citizens. The message can be viewed above. Posted December 21, 2016.
Expressions of Interest – Captains of the Hunt
To: All MNO citizens From: Margaret Froh, Chief Captain of the Hunt The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) harvest, grounded in the exercise of Métis rights, provides food and medicine for Métis families and communities; acts as a catalyst for the transfer of traditional knowledge to future generations; and maintains our people’s connection to the
MNO Council takes centre stage in “Our Oshawa” video
Submitted by: Kristin Randall, MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council President Original article: https://www.oshawa.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=313e3fc5-f581-4cb9-bd03-f0f34bde9cb1 Kristin Randall, MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council President, appears in a screenshot from the “Our Oshawa” video. Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council
Veterans’ Council represented at Queen’s Park Remembrance Day
Submitted by: Dr. Alis Kennedy, O.Ont., C.D., O.M.C, MNO Veterans’ Council Senator Todd Ross, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) veteran and MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council Chair (Interim), lays a wreath on behalf of the MNO, at the base of the monument at Queen’s Park in Toronto. Click here toview a larger version