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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,

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

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

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

MNO President Margaret Froh. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Margaret Froh recently had her first interview as MNO President with NationTalk. In the interview, President Froh discusses a wide range of issues that relate to Métis people in Ontario. She begins the interview by explaining the MNO’s structure and governance. Other topics discussed include,

Submitted by: Mitch Case, MNO Youth Council President and PCMNO Youth Representative Many of our Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) youth are reclaiming their Métis culture, heritage and traditions. There is a beautiful old prophecy about this idea, which talks about young people walking along the trail of history and picking up the things that