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MNO citizen Bonnie Butlin (Photo source: Natocouncil.ca)Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Bonnie Butlin, co-founder and Executive Director of the Security Partners’ Forum (SPF) and International Coordinator of the Women in Security and Resilience Alliance (WISECRA), recently won the 2015 Professional Security Magazine’s Women in Security Award (Security Manager Category), a prestigious award British historian

From left: MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council President Kim Powley, Region 4 PCMNO Councillor Ernie Gatien, MNO North Channel Métis Council President Yvonne Jensen, MNO President Gary Lipinski, PCMNO Youth Representative Mitch Case and MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret Froh.Submitted by MNO North Channel Métis Council President Yvonne Jensen On September 13,

Jason MaddenWritten by Métis lawyer Jason Madden for Canadian Lawyer On Oct. 8, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments from Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Métis Nation, First Nations, and other groups in Daniels v. Canada. The Daniels case–initiated by well-known Métis leader Harry Daniels in 1999–will hopefully lead to Canada revisiting its arbitrary

PCMNO Senator Rene Gravelle receiving a plaque from Dr. Roger Strasser, Dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The plaque was gifted to Senator Gravelle for his years of service to the school. (Source: Kimberley Larkin)From August 18-20, Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) Senator Rene Gravelle attended a historic gathering

Ginny Gonneau (centre) teaches Métis dance steps to students from Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Toronto. (Source: Facebook) Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Ginny Gonneau was delighted when she received an invitation to the official launch of Sylvie Roy’s book Let Me See Your Fancy Steps: Story of a Métis Dance Caller

Officer Cadet Michael McPherson Stranks receives his ALOY badge. (Photo: Erik St-Gelais)Submitted by MNO citizen Jim Stranks. On September 4, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Jim Stranks felt a sense of pride as his son, Officer Cadet (OCdt) Michael McPherson Stranks, received his Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY) badge. OCdt Stranks was the only

Deputy Chief Ron Gignac (second from left) at a special ceremony in Belleville.Submitted by MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette and Deputy Chief Ron Gignac On September 11, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and veteran Ron Gignac, Deputy Chief of Police for the City of Belleville, attended a special ceremony honouring the lost or

To: The Métis Nation of Ontario Please accept this letter on behalf of the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) as a request for support to help a young family in need. Dennis McKay and his girlfriend Miranda Anderson’s little daughter Miss Dayna McKay, who is 5 years old, was brutally assaulted in ways unimaginable on

Amy-Lynn Aubertin (right) with her mother, Mona Chartrand (left), at her graduation. (Photo source: Facebook)Submitted by Jade Bourbonnière, MNO Education and Training Operations Coordinator Amy-Lynn Aubertin learned a lot about herself when she decided to further her education. She was very interested in a career in law enforcement but knowing that college is expensive, she

The MNO Credit River Métis Council display at the Credit Valley Conservation Authority’s Learning Centre.Submitted by Bill Morrison, MNO Credit River Métis Council Senator From March 7 to April 5, the Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC), one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario with a mandate to ensure Ontario’s water, land and natural habitats are