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Soccer tryouts will be held in October for First Nation, Métis and Inuit soccer athletes looking to represent the Aboriginal Team Ontario at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto. For more information visit: www.naig2017.to October 1-2, 2016 Ottawa, Ontario U16 (2001 & later) U19 (1998 & later) To pre-register, please contact: jocelyn.cheechoo@aswco.ca Published:

MNO President Froh keeps key election commitment MNO President Margaret Froh delivering the State of the Nation address. Click here to view a larger version. Today, during her State of the Nation address during the 2016 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Annual General Assembly (AGA) in North Bay, MNO President Margaret Froh announced the formation

Below is a list of the Commissioners for the new MNO Commission on Métis Rights and Self-Government: Victor Brunelle Born and raised in Lafontaine, Ontario, a small community west of Midland, Victor Brunelle is a proud Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and descendant of the historic Drummond Island Métis community. Vic now lives in

MNO President Margaret Froh arrives at the MNO AGA with other dignitaries in a traditional Voyageur canoe. During the evening of Friday, August 26, an excited crowd met Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh and other MNO leaders as they landed traditional Voyageur canoes at Champlain Park in North Bay. Their arrival kicked

Elections were held August 26, 2016, prior to the 2016 MNO Annual General Assembly in North Bay for positions as PCMNO Senators, Representatives on the WSMNO as well as elections to fill vacancies on the MNO Youth Council. The election results were as follows: PCMNO Senators All MNO Senators participated in an election to elect

Submitted by: Mandy Montgomery, MNO Employment Developer Minister Zimmer meets with the MNO Northwest Métis Council (NMC), MNO staff and citizens in Dryden. (L-R) Pat Livingston, MNO NMC Women’s Representative; Danielle DeLaronde, MNO staff; Janet Hipfner; MNO staff, Mandy Montgomery; MNO staff, Tori Finlay; MNO staff, the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and

MNO citizen Bridget Bowman in her office at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre. Click here to view a larger version. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Bridget Bowman loves going into work every single day as she is doing the kind of work she enjoys at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) as

Submitted by: Courtney Vaughan, SYCP Facilitator, and Mitch Case,MNO Youth Council President and PCMNO Youth Representative Métis youth present Her Honour, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, with a frame enclosed with reproductions of important petitions, a map, photographs and drawings of the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis community. (L-R) Back row: Warren McFadden, SYCP

  The MNO Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council citizens pose for a picture on the Trent Severn waterway. Click here to view a larger version. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council (PDWMC) citizens recently had the opportunity to join the Canadian Canoe Museum for a one-of-a-kind voyageur canoe

Submitted by: Clint Calder, MNO Sunset Country Métis Council President The MNO Sunset Country Métis Council meet with Minister Bennett. (L-R) John George, Senator; Sarah Marusyk, Youth Representative/Secretary; Karen Chowhan, Councillor; Clint Calder, President; Wade Nelson, Councillor; Don Rusnak, MP for Thunder Bay–Rainy River; and Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Click here