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Dear MNO Citizens, This Thursday the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing its decision in the long awaited Harry Daniels v. Canada case at 9:45 a.m. (EST). This case is about whether the federal government has constitutional responsibility for the Métis Nation in the same way its does for First Nation and Inuit peoples.

(Ottawa – Ontario) On October 8, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada heard final arguments on Daniels v Canada. On Friday, April 8, the Supreme Court announced that it will be delivering its final judgement on the case at 9:45 am EDT on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The Daniels case was initiated by well-known Métis

MNO citizen Anthony Griffiths (left) and Brad McMann (right). (Photo source: Kenora Miner News) Submitted by Nancy Hatch, MNO citizen Life-long Kenora resident and Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Anthony Griffiths recently co-launched Wild Guide, a quarterly outdoor magazine, with his friend Brad McMann. The magazine premiered its first issue on March 7, 2016.

Métis jiggers lead the dance during a cultural presentation. It was all about coming together and working towards building strong ties: Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community leaders met, discussed and learned from each other during the Provincial Urban Aboriginal Forum (PUAF), the first to take place in Ontario. Wanda Botsford (centre) speaking during one of the

Facilitators of the “The Power To Be/Le pouvoir d’être” workshop: Youth Facilitator Leah Belle (left) and Youth Facilitator Martine Fortin(right). Collège Boréal and the Sudbury District Health Unit partnered together to offer two interactive workshops during the Canadian Roots Exchange’s Fourth Annual National Youth Conference on March 17 to 19 in Sudbury. The workshops, titled

MNO citizen Devon Lachance Submitted by Jessica Brunne, MNO Employment Counsellor, and Senator Cecile Coutu, Cambrian College Métis Elder Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Devon Lachance proudly wore his Métis sash as he represented Métis youth and the Sudbury Métis community during the 2016 Cambrian College Powwow on March 11, 2016. Lachance, a Métis

Watch Amanda Rheaume’s video for Red Dress. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and award-winning artist Amanda Rheaume announced that proceeds for Red Dress, the first song released from her upcoming album Holding Patterns, will be donated to the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) in honour of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls

Wayne Copeland (right) and fellow MNO citizens attended a culinary workshop held by Liaison College. Submitted by Darlene Lent, Treasurer of the MNO Credit River Métis Council When Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Wayne Copeland moved to Brampton in December, Tera Beaulieu, President of the MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council, informed him

Participants of the smudge kit workshop. Submitted by Andrea Jibb, CRMC Community Outreach Coordinator On October 24, 2015, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council (CRMC) hosted a Four Medicines and smudge kit workshop at the Council’ office in Brampton. Co-facilitated by MNO CRMC President Karen Derocher and Treasurer Darlene Lent, this

Larry Ferris helps with a tree-planting project. Submitted by Larry Ferris, Chair of the MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Thanks to Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Traditional Territory Consultation Committee (GBTTCC), the Simcoe County Forest’s Millennium Tract and its significance to the Métis community remains protected. In 2015, the County of Simcoe announced