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En avan: Nicole Charron, Louise Cloutier, Juliette Denis, Pauline Richardson. 2e rangé: Chantal Côté, Linda Krause, France Picotte, Lynne Picotte. En ariér: Eillen Sellam (COPA), Joseph Paquette, Richard Meilleur. Soumis par France Picotte, vice-présidente de la Nation Métisse de l’Ontario Le 28 pi 29 novenb, 2015, le kawmité michif yétè ensenb a Timmins pour parlé

Heidi Reinikka helping to cultivate a community garden on the west coast. (Photo source: Kat Slepian) Submitted by Ken Simard, Region 2 Captain of the Hunt Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Ken Simard feels very proud of his granddaughter Heidi Reinikka. Reinikka is currently situated in British Columbia, working for the government as a

Recipients of the 2015 Helen Bradley Memorial Bursary. From left: Jordyn Playne, Dominic Searles and Caitlin Diver. Submitted By: Danielle Callander On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council handed out awards for their third annual Helen Bradley Memorial Bursary. Senator Helen Bradley passed away in 2010. She

MNO citizen, author and editor Cherie Dimaline. (Photo source: The Toronto Review of Books) Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Cherie Dimaline recently released her latest collection of stories through Kegedonce Press. Dimaline is an author and editor born within the Georgian Bay Métis community. Her new novel, A Gentle Habit, contains six stories focusing

Sue Beaulne works on a mitt during a workshop. Submitted by MNO citizen Jackie Courville The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Northern Lights Métis Council hosted a Aboriginal Mitts Workshop on December 10, 2015, at their office in Cochrane. MNO citizen Jackie Courville facilitated the workshop with the assistance of MNO-Timmins staff member Richard Aubin.

Volunteers planting rare trees at the Georgian Bay Islands National Park. Submitted by MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair Larry Ferris Recently, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens, including youth with the MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council, worked with the North Simcoe Anglers and Hunters Conservation Club to reintroduce several heritage species trees to their

The MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council youth group at Camp Kitchikewana on Georgian Bay’s Beausoleil Island. Submitted by MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair Larry Ferris Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council were joined by many Métis youth during their 2015 annual trip to Beausoleil Island at Georgian Bay

Self-identified Métis Ted Norris (left), Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex (centre) and MNO TYRMC President Tera Beaulieu (right).On November 12, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council (TYRMC) President Tera Beaulieu attended a working lunch with the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, and Her Royal Highness, the Countess

MNO citizen Maria Vandenbrand at the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association’s 23rd Annual Conference.Submitted by Joanne Meyer, Director of Intergovernmental Relations On November 23, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Maria Vandenbrand spoke on the Youth Panel during the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association’s (CAMA) 23rd Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Vandenbrand went to college for

Brian Kon (centre) with Mayor of Niagara Falls Jim Diodati (right) and City Clerk Dean Iorfida (left).Submitted by MNO Niagara Region Métis Council Chair Amanda Pont-Shanks On December 8, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Brian Kon received the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Champion Award and was named an AODA Champion by