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
Building Métis community through school outreach
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?
“Through the Native Eye” symposium
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
MNO SYCP participate at the Base Borden Aboriginal Awareness Day event
(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,
An action-orientated path to prevention for chronic diseases among Indigenous peoples
MNO President Margaret Froh (centre) with Dr. Michael Sherar (left), President and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario and Dr. Linda Rabeneck (right), Vice-President of Prevention and Cancer Control with Cancer Care Ontario at the launch of the Path to Prevention report. Click here toview a larger version. On June 15, 2016, in Toronto, Cancer Care
MNO Council meets with the Lieutenant Governor Dowdeswell
Submitted by: Darlene Lent, MNO Credit River Métis Council Treasurer MNO Credit River Métis Council Treasurer Darlene Lent presents the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario with a Métis sash. Click here to view alarger version. On May 10, 2016, the city of Brampton had a visit from the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor
Weaving the Sash: MNO youth hold a traditional medicine and cooking workshop
Submitted by: MNO TYRMC Youth Committee Member Elise St. Germain (L-R) MNO citizen Will Skura, MNO Knowledge Keeper Virginia Barter and MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council Women’s Representative Lindsay DuPré. Clickhere to view a larger version. On Saturday, May 7, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council