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Submitted by: Andrea Jibb, MNO Credit River Métis Council Community Outreach Coordinator Members of the MNO Credit River Métis Council, family and friends. Click here to view a larger version. On Saturday, May 14, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council (CRMC) hosted its second annual Garden Awakening and Preparation Workshop

PCMNO members at the MNC General Assembly (back: left to right) Marcel Lafrance, Tom Thompson, Senator Reta Gordon, Theresa Stenlund, Pauline Richardson, Chair France Picotte, Anita Tucker, President Margaret Froh, Senator Porter-Brunelle, Vice-Chair Sharon McBride, Senator Joe Poitras, Ernie Gatien and Secretary-Treasurer Tim Pile (Picture courtesy of MNC). The weekend of June 17-18 was a

Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples and Indigenous youth from across Canada who addressed the Committee on June 21, 2016: Front row: Maatalii Okalik, Pangnirtung, Nunavut; Senator Lillian Dyck, Saskatchewan; Shelby Angalik, Arviat, Nunavut; Kelly Duquette, Atikokan. Middle row: Senator Murray Sinclair, Manitoba; Justin “Jah’kota” Holness, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Senator Lynn Beyak, Ontario;

MNO President Margaret Froh and members of past MNO Canoe Expeditions with Prime Minister Trudeau at the National Aboriginal Day canoe event in Ottawa: (Left to right) Josh Szajewski; President Froh; Prime Minister Trudeau; Amilia Di Chiara; Genevieve Routhier; Heather Bunn; Emily Ingram; Gerald Lavallee; Kyle Grenier; and Kyle Burton. Click the video above to

Submitted by: Amanda Pont-Shanks, MNO Niagara Region Métis Council Chair (L-R) Members of the MNO Niagara Region Métis Council: President Derrick Pont, Chair Amanda Pont-Shanks, Councillor Brian Kon and Youth Representative Niki Ann Brideau. Click here to view a larger version. On May 27, 2016, members of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Niagara Region

Based on the following article: http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/official-closing-of-the-commemoration-of-400-years-of-french-presence-in-ontario-582491141.html (L-R) Former Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs Madeleine Meilleur, PCMNO Chair France Picotte, MNO Region 7 Captain of the Hunt Greg Garratt, MNO Summer Youth Cultural Program Lead Katelyn Lacroix, MNO Summer Youth Cultural Program Lead Melissa St. Amant, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council President David Dusome, and Mayor

With excerpts from: https://news.ontario.ca/maa/en/2016/05/celebrate-national-aboriginal-history-month-this-june.html 2014 MNO Canoe Expedition participant Amilia DiChiara (left) and MNO Education Officer Alicia Blore stand in front of the Tree of Reconciliation in the foyer of the Macdonald building. Click here to view a larger version. On June 1, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Education Officer Alicia Blore and 2014

Submitted by: The MNO Grand River Métis Council MNO Grand River Métis Council President Jennifer Parkinson (left) and MNO citizen Barb Lair (right) hold a workshop to educate students and teachers on Métis culture and heritage. Click here to view a larger version. What do the schools in Guelph, Kitchener and Waterloo have in common?

Submitted by: The MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council (L-R) MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council Secretary Katie Baltzer, Symposium keynote speaker Dave Jones, and MNO Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council Women’s Representative Donna Grayer. Click here to view a largerversion. On May 27, 2016, members of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Windsor-Essex-Kent Métis Council (WEKMC) participated in a symposium

(L-R) SYCP facilitator Cassidy Eames, SYCP LeadMelissa St. Amant, MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette, Region 7 Captain of the Hunt and MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary Greg Garratt, SYCP Lead andPCMNO Postsecondary Representative Katelyn LaCroix, and SYCP Facilitator Karly Chapman. Click here to view alarger version. On May 26, 2016, at the Borden Military Base,