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The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) commends the government of Ontario for its recent announcement and commitment to implementing mandatory Indigenous cultural competency and anti-racism training across the Ontario Public Service. MNO President Gary Lipinski stated, “We applaud Premier Wynne’s leadership in addressing this Call to Action identified within the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of

PCMNO Chair France Picotte (left) and Jean-Pierre Nadon, Director of the Collège Boréal Timmins campus (right). Fund will encourage Métis youth to pursue post-secondary studies at Collège Boréal and Northern College Representatives from the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), Detour Gold, Collège Boréal, and Northern College met on Friday, February 19, in Timmins to sign

Visitors study a display of the new exhibition at Library and Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) launched their latest exhibition, Hiding in Plain Sight: Discovering the Métis Nation in the Collection of Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on February 11. The display presents reproductions of paintings, photographs and documents pertaining to Métis

MNO citizens attending the Community Information Session in Penetanguishene. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens attended scheduled half-day Community Information Sessions in Thunder Bay and Penetanguishene on February 6 and 7, 2016. Representatives of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) and senior MNO staff met with MNO citizens to provide important

The MNO is seeking competitive proposals for a process facilitator to serve as a Contractor in the development and delivery, in collaboration with the MNO Health and Wellness project team, in two MNO-specific and two MNO-hosted Aboriginal community engagement sessions, systematic data collection and a summary report that will capture: input regarding access to care

Atticus Phoenix Submitted by MNO Citizen Stephanie Phoenix On January 24, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Stephanie Phoenix took her 11-year-old son Atticus to the Toronto audition for Canada’s National Ballet School’s (NBS) National Audition Tour. Atticus was one of about 160 students who were chosen for the second stage of this year’s auditions.

Participants of the MNO Niagara Region Métis Council Governance and Training session. Back row, from left: Pierre Carre, Derrick Pont, Garry Laframboise, Brian Kon, Reg Bernier. Front row, from left: Giselle Legiehn, Leah Brown, Niki Anne Brideau, Kelly Brishke, Amanda Pont-Shanks. Submitted by Glen Lipinski, MNO Community Relations Coordinator The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)

MNO delegates at the summit. From left: Pearl Gabona, Sahra MacLean, Rosalyn Calder, Sharon MacBride, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Minister Tracy MacCharles, Kelly Duquette, Natasha Morrissette, Jennifer Lord. Submitted by Sahra MacLean, MNO Violence Against Aboriginal Women Coordinator On November 19 and 20, 2015, Premier Kathleen Wynne hosted a two-day summit in Toronto as part of

On December 9, 2015, the Ontario legislature passed the Métis Nation of Ontario Secretariat Act, 2015 (the “MNO Act”). This was a historic milestone for Ontario Métis in our ongoing journey of advancing Métis rights and self-government. Based on requests from Métis citizens, two documents have now been prepared that provide additional information about the

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and citizens of the MNO Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council.  Ontario NDP Leader and Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Andrea Horwath recently met with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council. The meeting took place on January 27. While in Peterborough, Horwath took the