MNO citizen performs smudging ceremony

Submitted by: Larry Ferris, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair MNO citizen Ethan Rodgers performs a smudging ceremony before the monument of Francis Pegahmagabow.Click here to view a larger version. On June 21, 2016—National Aboriginal Day, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Ethan Rodgers was given the honour of performing a smudging ceremony before the

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MNO Council steps up to support Métis youth

Submitted by: Paul Robitaille, MNO Youth Council Region 2 Representative (L-R) Jean Camirand, President, Thunder Bay Métis Council and Paul Robitaille, MNO Youth Council Region 2 Representative. Click here to view a larger version. The newly-elected Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Thunder Bay Métis Council (TBMC) wasted no time in getting down to business when

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Deadline for special business resolutions – 2016 AGA

To: MNO citizens, Community councils and PCMNOFrom: France Picotte, MNO ChairDate: June 29, 2016Subject: Deadline for special business resolutions – 2016 AGA The 2010 MNO Annual General Assembly (“AGA”) passed a unanimous resolution that all future resolutions brought to MNO AGAs, which propose changes to the MNO’s governance structures, policies or bylaws, must be provided

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Ontario Métis Applaud Ministerial Special Representative’s Report on Métis Section 35 Rights

Report Sets Stage for Nation-to-Nation Discussions with Canada (July 21, 2016) — Today, on behalf of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens and Métis communities from across Ontario, MNO President Margaret Froh offered her thanks and appreciation to Tom Isaac—Canada’s Ministerial Special Representative (MSR) on Métis Section 35 Rights—for his helpful and thorough report on

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A Métis cultural experience to remember

Click the video above to view a glimpse into the 2016 MNO Summer Youth Cultural Program training. It was an experience to be remembered for 25 students from across the province of Ontario who spent a week—from May 29 to June 3, 2016—immersed in Métis history and culture at Old Fort William Historical Park in

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The Prime Minister’s Youth Council

The Council will advise the Prime Minister on national issues such as employment, access to education, building stronger communities, climate change and clean growth. The Council will meet multiple times a year. If you are aged 16 to 24, now is your chance to apply to become one of the Youth Council members. To start

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