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Submitted by: Ashley Laplante, Social Service Worker student at Algonquin College MNO Honourary Senator Reta Gordon (right) with Elena Abel (left), Aboriginal Program Coordinator at Algonquin College, at the Algonquin College Métis feast. Click here toview a larger version of the picture. On November 3, 2016, Métis students at Algonquin College attended the annual Métis

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada commemorates one of the greatest tragedies in Canadian history. On December 6, 1989, 14 women at L’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered in cold blood for no reason other than that they were women. Since then, December 6 has become a day

(L-R) Métis National Council (MNC) President Clément Chartier, MNO Honourary Senator Reta Gordon, and former Canadian Prime Minister the Right Honourable Paul Martin. After many years of service on the PCMNO, this August Senator Reta Gordon retired as a PCMNO Senator and became an Honourary Senator, but she has not slowed down at all! On

Submitted by: Donna Grayer, MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council (L-R) Robert Desjardins (MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council [WEKMC] Councilor; Joseph Paquette (MNO Veterans’ Council President); Sharlene Lance (MNO WEKMC Women’s Representative), Terry Desjardins (MNO WEKMC Chair), Steve Cadotte (MNO citizen), Shelly Claus (MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative), Wilfred Rochon (MNO WEKMC Councilor), Jim Turner (MNO WEKMC Senator),

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) Bernie Hughes, Director of Aboriginal Affairs Branch, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines; Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations; Maria Vandenbrand, MNO Citizen, Métis Youth Panel Moderator and Driller at New Gold; Chris Reeves, Business Development Manager at New Gold; Theresa Stenlund, PCMNO Region

Submitted By: Elsa Poitras, wife of PCMNO Executive Senator Joseph PoitrasWith excerpts from: www.ottawafestivals.ca and www.annelederman.com/ Anne Lederman. (Photo from folkmusicontario.ca.)Click here to view a larger version of the picture. The fiddle has always been an important part of Métis culture. The fiddle continues to play a prominent role in Métis celebrations today. Helping to

Submitted by: Gabriele Simmons, MNO TYRMC Placement Student Medicine Walk participants learned about natural healing and edible wild plants from Métis Knowledge Holder Joe Paquette. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. In October, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council (TYRMC) and MNO Infinite Reach (IR)

Submitted by: Sarah Marusyk, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator Students celebrate Métis culture by dancing the Virginia Reel. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. From October 5 to 6, 2016, nearly 400 students from 11 different schools and programs in the Rainy River District piled into school buses to attend the 2016

Click here to view a PDF of the memo with attached maps. Dear MNO citizens, Ontario’s Denial of Métis Rights and the Powley Case For many of you who have been with the MNO since its beginning, you will remember the days when the Ontario Government’s official legal position was that it did “not recognize

Submitted by: Amanda Benedict, MNO Métis Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator This beaded artwork was gifted to the OEYC by the MNO North Bay office staff. Art by Amanda Benedict, MNO Métis Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator. Click here toview a larger version of the picture. On October 7, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario