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On October 5, 2016, MNO Chair France Picotte spoke at the Great Lakes Public Forum 2016. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. From October 4-6, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) took part in the Great Lakes Public Forum 2016: Celebrating Our Great Lakes (the Forum) in Toronto. MNO Chair

(L-R) Steve Paikin, host of TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin; France Picotte, MNO Chair; and Isadore Day, Assembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. On October 5, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Chair France Picotte made an appearance on The Agenda with Steve

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations with excerpts from News.gc.ca: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1122419 (L-R) The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs; Bill Morrison, MNO CRMC Senator; Peter Schuler, First Nations Elder; Naulaq LeDrew, Inuit Elder; and, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade. Click here to viewa larger version of

Sisters in Spirit Vigil Day is held every October 4 to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and support families who have been tragically touched by the loss of a loved one to violence. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) supports this movement by holding Sisters in Spirit Vigils in

With excerpts from news.ontario.ca: https://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2016/09/ontario-appoints-five-new-human-rights-commissioners.html MNO citizen Karen Drake. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. A well-known and influential figure within the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) recently received a prestigious appointment. On September 30, 2016, MNO citizen Karen Drake was among the five individuals appointed as a part-time commissioner on

Submitted by:Jessica Brunne, MNO Employment Counsellor Jean-Claude Fillion. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. After completing training in the culinary arts sector, Jean-Claude Fillion who identifies as Métis, was struggling to find employment but was interested in entering into the business sector. He approached the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) office

Singer/songwriter Tara Shannon The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition (OAC) is pleased to invite Aboriginal youth—aged 10 to 20 years old—to participate in a recording session with singer/songwriter Tara Shannon. The recording session will include the voices of Aboriginal youth throughout the recording of the song, Someone Who Understands. This song was written by Hayley—a Métis youth,

(Left to right) Premier Kathleen Wynne, MNO President Margaret Froh, Minister David Zimmer and MNO Chair France Picotte. Click here to view a larger version of thepicture. On September 23 at Queen’s Park in Toronto, a Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) delegation led by MNO President Margaret Froh and including MNO Chair France Picotte, MNO

Submitted by: Jessica Boulard-Poirier, MNO Sudbury Métis Council Youth Representative MNO citizen Bernadette Picco (front) proudly displays the Métis flag on her protective vest during the BDF Equestrian Horse Driving Trials. Click here to view a larger version ofthe picture. The Métis community was very well represented during the BDF Equestrian Horse Driving Trials in

Submitted by: Dr. Alis Kennedy, O.Ont., C.D., O.M.C., MNO Veterans’ Council Senator Joe Paquette (left), MNO Veterans’ Council President, and Shelly Claus (right), MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative, hold the Defence of Canada 1812-1815 banner at the Warriors’ Day Parade. Click here to view alarger version of the picture. On August 20, 2016, for the