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Métis youth with one of the Wood Duck boxes they helped prepare for the next nesting season Submitted by Larry J. Ferris, Chair of the MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council youth group held its first outing since the recent election of the new council. The new council interim Youth Representative

The Provincial Urban Aboriginal Forum will be held in Toronto, ON, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel from March 22-23, 2016. The Forum will share stories of wise community practices in relationship building, networking, collaboration, partnerships, collective impact and community development, as well as provide an opportunity to inform the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs’ development of

Since the announcement on Saturday, March 5, that MNO President Gary Lipinski is retiring from Métis politics there has been an outpouring of tributes and thanks to him for his decades of service to the Métis Nation. Click here for more information about President Lipinski’s retirement announcement. Among these tributes were official statements from Ontario

“Eight Years of Successes and Results by Working—Together” MNO President Gary Lipinski March 5, 2016 (Toronto, ON) — Today, after over two decades of holding political offices within the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and two successful terms in the MNO’s highest elected office, MNO President Gary Lipinski announced that he will not be seeking

From left: Linda Plummer, MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette, and MNO Veterans’ Council Treasurer Chris Plummer. Submitted by Joseph Paquette, President of the MNO Veterans’ Council During the 2015 Annual General Assembly (AGA), the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council set up their very first booth and silent auction in an effort to

MNO Thunder Bay Métis Council President Bryanna Scott. Submitted by the MNO Thunder Bay Métis Council On February 14, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Thunder Bay Métis Council President Bryanna Scott took part in Thunder Bay’s Eighth Annual Valentine’s Day Memorial Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The annual walk brings together

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is known for its outstanding volunteers and its incredible achievements through its many community councils. The Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade offers several medals and recognition programs to celebrate the people who make our province a better place to live. The programs acknowledge outstanding achievement in education,

The Battle of Vimy Ridge by Richard Jack (Source: Canadian War Museum) During the First World War, the Battle of Vimy Ridge became a major event that got Canada recognized as a country that can hold its own. This recognition came at a great cost to the Canadian people. Métis soldiers were among those gave

The Métis National Council delegation that met with the Prime Minister and Premiers on March 2, 2016, in Vancouver: MNO President Gary Lipinski, Manitoba Metis Federation President David Chartrand, Women of the Métis Nation President Melanie Otheullo, MNC President Clement Chartier, Métis Nation of Alberta President Audrey Poitras and Métis Nation British Columbia President Bruce

From left: Chair of the Ontario Heritage Trust Professor Thomas Symons, MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret Froh, President Gary Lipinski, Chair France Picotte, Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, and PCMNO Youth Representative Mitch Case. On February 26, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) received the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Trust Award for Community Leadership