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  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

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, and NOHFC Chair; the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario; Theresa Stenlund, PCMNO Region 1 Councillor; and Joel Henley, MNO) Kenora Métis Council President. Click here to view alarger version. On August 10, 2016, Métis

Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President (L-R) Greg Garratt, MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary and Region 7 Captain of the Hunt; Ralph Wolfthistle, former Ontario Provincial Police Officer; Margaret Froh, MNO President; and Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President. Click here to view a larger version. On July 23, 2016, the Métis Nation of

Submitted by: Greg Garratt, MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary and Region 7 Captain of the Hunt Greg Garratt (left), MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary and Region 7 Captain of the Hunt, and Michael Duquette (right), MNO GBMC Veterans’ Committee Chair, present MNO veteran Bill Ellis (centre) with a certificate marking his 90th birthday and a copy of

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) Alicia Blore, MNO Education Officer; the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Joanne Burt, SYCP Lead; and Simone Blais, SYCP Facilitator. Click here to view a larger version. On Friday, July 15, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) staff were invited to

Submitted by: Larry Ferris, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair The MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council and youth campers at the YMCA Camp Kitchikewana. Click here to view a larger version. This summer, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council (GBMC) held its annual Aboriginal Week Youth trip to YMCA Camp Kitchikewana.

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations Métis Nation of Ontario Sunset Country Métis Council citizens with Premier Kathleen Wynne. Front row: Nora Klyne and Min Crowe. Back Row: Brady Hupet, MNO Sunset Country Métis Council (SCMC) Secretary/Treasurer; Roz Calder, MNO SCMC Chair; Kelly Calder, MNO SCMC Women’s Representative; the Honourable Kathleen Wynne,

Submitted by: Jaylin Renaud, MNO Employment Developer, Region 3 Roger Bourgeois working hard delivering goods to a local corner store in Timmins, Ontario. Click here to view a largerversion. In 2015, after completing the two-year Powerline Technician program from Cambrian College, self-identified Métis youth Roger Bourgeois was very proud to finally graduate. He thought his

Submitted by: Richard Sarrazin, MNO Region 5 Captain of the Hunt and MNO Sudbury Métis Council President Richard Sarrazin, MNO Region 5 Captain of the Hunt and President of the MNO Sudbury Métis Council. Click here toview a larger version. Across Ontario, there are thousands of abandoned mine sites that can pose a danger to