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Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, President of the MNO Veterans’ Council (L-R) Gordon Tait C.D., an OPP officer, MNO Veterans’ Council Sgt-at-Arms Rob Baskey, OPP, Sergeant and MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette at the Dedication of Memorial Order of Service. Click here to viewa larger version. On May 15, 2016, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch

Submitted by: MNO staff MNO staff and participants show off the bookmarks they made during the workshop. Click here to view a largerversion. On May 11, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) staff in Ottawa provided a self-esteem workshop for Métis women at a women’s drop-in centre in downtown Ottawa. The workshop was called, Strengthening

Submitted by: Darlene Lent, MNO Credit River Métis Council Treasurer Canning workshop participants showcase the cranberry-orange jam they made during the canning workshop. Click here to view a larger version. On April 26, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council (CRMC) hosted a canning workshop at the Fortinos Community Room Kitchen

Submitted by: MNO staff Mothers take part in the Generations Mother’s Day Tea on May 6, 2016 in Bancroft. Click here to view a larger image. In honour of our Métis mothers and all of the special women within our community, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) staff from the Bancroft office hosted a Generations Mother’s

MNO President Margaret Froh (middle) with Chief Isadore Day (left) and MNO Senator Joseph Poitras (right) at theIndigenous Health Conference 2016. Click here to view a larger version. This week, over 650 delegates from across Canada and beyond will gather at the Hilton Meadowvale, Mississauga, to hear from some of the nation’s most knowledgeable and

With excerpts from: https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/city-slights-metis-mayor-issues-apology-295999 Mitch Case at the 2013 Louis Riel Day ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto. After learning that Sault Ste. Marie (the Sault) Mayor Christian Provenzano had accidently left out local Métis from a city resolution responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report on residential schools, PCMNO Youth Representative Mitch

Kelly Duquette stands in front of her Métis-inspired art work. Click here to view a larger version. Kelly Duquette, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and MNO Youth Representative for Region 1, just completed her four-year Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from the University of Ottawa (uOttawa). Every year, uOttawa BFA graduating students

Submitted by: Larry Ferris, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair Members of the MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council at the Beausoleil Island Cemetery of the Oaks. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council (GBMC) have sat on the Cultural Advisory Circle for Georgian Bay Islands National Parks (GBINP) going back to the

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) Eugene Contant, PCMNO Community Senator; France Picotte, PCMNO Chair; the Honourable Minister Jeff Leal; Marcel Lafrance, PCMNO Region 3 Councillor; Andy Lefebvre, Captain of the Hunt Region 3; Aurel Courville, MNO Northern Lights Métis Council Councillor; Linda Hull; and Doug Hull, MNO Northern Lights Métis

With excerpts from: http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/6529058-welland-museum-looks-back-at-the-great-wars/ MNO Niagara Region Métis Council President Derrick Pont (left) and MNO Veterans’ Council President Joe Paquette (far right) presents the MNO Veterans’ Council book to Welland Museum curator Penny Morningstar (middle). Click here to view a larger version. On May 6, 2016, the Welland Museum launched the Niagara and the Great