MNO Council visits the Calvary Church MNO rooftop solar project
The MNO Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council stand in front of the Calvary Church MNO rooftop solar project. Click here to view a larger version. The Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council (PDWMC) had the opportunity to tour the Calvary Church rooftop solar project located in their community on
103-year-old MNO veteran receives his first vest
Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President (L-R) MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette, MNO veteran Alexander Boucher and MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary Greg Garratt. Click here to view alarger version. On May 26, 2016, at the Canadian Forces Base Borden, the day was full of surprises for 103-year-old Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)
President Froh meets with Lt. Governor Dowdeswell
The Right Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell with MNO President Margaret Froh at their meeting on June 20, 2016. (Picture courtesy of @LGLizDowdeswell.) Click here toview a larger version. On June 20, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh met for the first time as MNO President with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Right
MNO Council hosts second annual Garden Awakening and Preparation Workshop
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
The PCMNO join other Métis Nation leaders in Winnipeg
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
The voice of Métis youth heard in Parliament on National Aboriginal Day
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;
President Froh, PM Trudeau, and Métis youth participate in National Aboriginal Day canoe event
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
MNO Council shares traditional Métis knowledge to over 300 students
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
Métis monument unveiled at the official closing of the commemoration of 400 years of French presence in Ontario
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
MNO youth perform for National Aboriginal History Month
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