Weaving the Sash: Land-based knowledge exchange between youth from two Councils
Submitted by: Métis youth Elise St. Germain and Dalton Latondress Youth from the MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council and the MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council gathered in Midland for the Land-Based Knowledge Exchangeworkshop. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. On September 15, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)
Try out for the NAIG 2017 Aboriginal Team Ontario Basketball teams!
Original article: http://aswco.ca/teamont-basketball/ NAIG 2017 will be here before we know it, which means it’s time for the Aboriginal Team Ontario (ATO) Basketball teams to start taking shape! NAIG 2017 promises to be the best games ever and we’re confident that our boys and girls will leave Toronto next July with some medals! Tryout information:
Former MNO Senator Bob McKay sends his thanks
Former MNO Senator Bob McKay (right) is awarded the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Volunteer of the Year Award at the 2014 MNO Annual General Assembly by former MNO President Gary Lipinski (left). Click here to view a larger version of the picture. Former Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Senator Bob McKay was
Métis veteran honoured to represent the MNO on Remembrance Day
Métis veteran Richard Lefebvre places a poppy on the MNO wreath, he had previosly placed on the National War Memorial in Ottawa, during National Remembrance Day ceremonies on Friday, November 11. With excerpts from: http://www.legion.ca/honour-remember/national-memorial-ride/ Every year on November 11, Métis from across the homeland participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies. It is very important for
Watch President Froh’s interview on Face To Face on APTN
Michael Hutchinson (left), Face To Face host, and Margaret Froh (right), Métis Nation of Ontario President.(Picture courtesy of aptn.ca). Click here to view a largerversion of the picture. On November 8, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh was featured on APTN’s Face To Face―a sit down interview show with
MNO citizens support the Vimy Ridge Project
Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President (L-R) Shelly Claus (left) (MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative) and Sharlene Lance (MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Metis Council Women’s Representative). Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. Over the past year, fundraising for the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council’s Vimy Ridge Project have been going
The MNO Veterans’ Council meet with Lieutenant Governor Dowdeswell
Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President (L-R) Joseph Paquette (MNO Veterans’ Council President), Her Honour Elizabeth Dowdeswell, O.C., O.Ont. (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario), Dr. Alis Kennedy, O.Ont., C.D., O.M.C. (MNO Veterans’ Council Senator), and Guy Mandeville, C.D. (MNO Veterans’ Council Chair). Click hereto view a larger version of the picture. On October 5,
The Women’s Secretariat of the Métis Nation of Ontario gather in Toronto
(L-R) Jennifer Lord (MNO Manager of Strategic Initiatives), Cora Bunn (WSMNO Representative), Sharon Cadeau (WSMNO Spokesperson), Pearl Gabona (WSMNO Representative and Commissioner on the MNO Commission on Métis Rights and Self-Government), Suzanne Jackson (WSMNO Representative), and Joan Riggs (Facilitator). Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. From October 22-23, 2016, the Women’s Secretariat
2016 Louis Riel Day Events
Participants at the 2015 Louis Riel Day celebration in Toronto. The full picture caption can be found at the bottom of the page. Click here to view a larger version of the picture Louis Riel was the great Métis leader executed by the Canadian government for leading the Northwest Resistance in defense of Métis rights
MNO Council hosts a Renewable Energy 101 Workshop
MNO Community Council members with TREC Education Programs Manager. (L-R): Kevin Henry (Oshawa, Chair); Barbara Card (Peterborough, Councillor); Leah Brown (Niagara, Secretary/Treasurer); Scott Lloyd (Highland Waters, President); Candace Lloyd (Highland Waters, Secretary/Treasurer); Luke Thompson (Peterborough, Councillor); Taryn Blackstock (Peterborough, Women’s Representative); Andy Dufrane (Peterborough, President); Claire Kearns (Oshawa, Women’s Representative); Cecile Wagar (Oshawa, Senator);