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The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Summer Youth Cultural Program (SYCP) staff have already been very busy this summer! After completing a week-long training in Thunder Bay at the end of May, these Métis youth have taken their knowledge of Métis history, culture and way-of-life back to their local communities. Some of the activities the

Submitted by: Cecile Wagar, MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council Senator and Chairperson of the 10th Annual Métis Celebration MNO President Margaret Froh (far left) says a few words at the MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council’s 10th Annual Métis Heritage Celebration. Click here to view alarger version. With perfect weather and a

Supervisor Babirye Prossy (left), and Intern Courtney Vaughan (right) represent the Centre for Youth Driven Development Initiatives in the 2015 World Aids Day Commemoration Celebration in Wakiso District, Uganda. Click here to view a larger version of the picture. Courtney Vaughan is an MNO citizen and this summer worked as a Métis Nation of Ontario

Mitch Case (far left) was invited to speak on a Civic Leadership Panel at the second annual Rural Ontario Summit. (L-R) Mitch Case, PCMNO Youth Representative and MNO Youth Council President; Johanne Baril, Mayor of Val Rita-Harty; Phil Winters, Founder of Winterbrook Hops; and, Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. Click here to

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,

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

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

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

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:

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