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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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