MNO Veterans’ Council Representative attends the United Nations National Peacekeepers Day

Submitted by: Shelly Claus, MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative Participants at the United Nations National Peacekeepers’ Day flag raising. (L-R) Parade Marshall Fern Taillefer; Shelly Claus, MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative; Base Commander Col. Leam McGarey; UN veteran Joe Claus; Brigadier General Hayter; and, BCWO Charette. Click here to view a larger version. This summer,

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MNO SYCP team participates in the Teddy Bear Picnic

Submitted by: Courtney Vaughan, MNO SYCP Facilitator The MNO Sault Ste. Marie SYCP staff at the Teddy Bear Picnic in Sault Ste. Marie. (L-R) Courtney Vaughan, Facilitator; Warren McFadden, Facilitator; Riley Smith, Lead; Abby Denning, Facilitator; Sarah Bibeau, Lead; and, Julia Simon, Facilitator. Click here to view a larger version. For the second year in

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MNO Council celebrates National Aboriginal History month

Submitted by: MNO TYRMC President Tera Beaulieu and Chair Todd Ross The MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council and AGM keynote speaker: (L-R) Councillor Justin Kogler, Senator Constance Simmonds, President Tera Beaulieu, AGM Keynote and MNO Citizen Dr. Lynn Lavallée, Secretary-Treasurer Marilyn Hew, and Chair Todd Ross.Click here to view a larger version. The

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Métis Nation of Ontario Looking Forward

Largest Ontario Métis Assembly ever concludes amid expectations of reconciliation (L-R) Margaret Froh, MNO President; Norm Miller, MPP for Parry Sound–Muskoka; the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing; and, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, at the opening of the MNO Annual General

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North American Indigenous Games soccer tryouts

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:

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MNO launches Commission on Métis Rights and Self-Government

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

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Commissioners

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

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Results from elections held at AGA

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

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