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MNO citizen Darby Starratt in the House of Commons.Submitted by Bryanna Scott, President of the MNO Thunder Bay Métis Council Darby Starratt, Secretary for the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Thunder Bay Métis Council, recently accepted a position in Ottawa working for newly elected Thunder Bay-Rainy River Member of Parliament (MP) Don Rusnak. Starratt was

MNO supports all 94 Calls to Action On December 15, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report into the history and legacy of Canada’s Indian Residential School System. The Commission issued 94 Calls to Action at its closing ceremonies in June 2015, urging all levels of government and society to work together

PCMNO Senator Verna Porter-Brunelle (left) and Rachelle Brunelle-McColl (right) at Georgian College.Submitted by Jade Bourbonnière, MNO Education and Training Operations Coordinator On November 10, Provisional Council of the Métis Nation (PCMNO) Senator Verna Porter-Brunelle and MNO Employment Developer Rachelle Brunelle-McColl hosted an MNO display and information booth at the Georgian College campus in Midland. Métis

(Left to right) Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Zimmer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations Joanne Meyer, MNO Chair France Picotte, Premier Kathleen Wynne, MNO President Gary Lipinski and MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret FrohOn December 16 at Queen’s Park in Toronto, an MNO delegation led by President Gary Lipinski and including MNO Chair France

Miranda Panas at the World Cup Nationals in Laval, Québec. (Photosource: Facebook) Submitted by PCMNO Executive Senator Reta Gordon Miranda Panas, granddaughter of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Elmer Ross, will soon be travelling to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to participate in the Women’s World Championship in bowling. Panas,

Signatories to the new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the MNO and the Ministry of Education. From left: MNO Chair France Picotte, the Honourable Liz Sandals, Minister of Education, and MNO President Gary Lipinski.New Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry signed On December 15, 2015, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) signed a new Memorandum of

Savannah Hansen holding a finger-woven sash with a Remembrance Day poppy.Submitted by Shawna Hansen, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator Eight-year-old Savannah Hansen, granddaughter of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Paula Lajeunesse and daughter of MNO Community Wellness Coordinator Shawna Hansen of Sault Ste. Marie, felt very proud on Remembrance Day as she and her classmates

Federal Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Dr. Carolyn Bennett (centre) with MNO President Gary Lipinski (right) and MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret Froh (left). Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski met on December 14 with the Honourable Dr. Carolyn Bennett, the recently appointed Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the

Métis singer Leah Belle.Submitted by MNO citizen Richard Gravelle Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Leah Gravelle won first place in the 12 and under category in the Café Music Festival held in Azilda on September 18 to 20. In March 2015, Leah, whose stage name is Leah Belle, and many other performers auditioned to

The MNO leadership and senior staff with representatives from all three political parties after the passage of Bill 153 on December 9, 2015. Left to right: MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret Froh, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Zimmer (Liberal), MPP Gilles Bisson (NDP), MNO President Gary Lipinski, Speaker Dave Levac (Liberal), MNO Chair France