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From left to right: Jordi Playne, Katelyn LaCroix, Claire McDowell, Melissa St. Amant, Will Nash (host), Karly Chapman, Kate Helleman, Cassidy Eames, and Alexis Chapman. As always, members in the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)’s Summer Youth Cultural Program (SYCP) have been kept quite busy this summer. Every year, postsecondary students can apply to become

Contract Term: April 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016 Application Deadline: July 30, 2015 For inquiries or to submit your electronic proposal contact: Lee-Anne Van Buekenhout, Project Coordinator – Lee-AnneV@metisnation.org, 613-867-0344 Urban Partnership Program Background This project is funded through the Urban Partnerships Program. The objective of UPP is to increase the participation of urban

Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens, including Métis youth, are sharing their knowledge and talents during the Pan AM Games Aboriginal Pavilion by entertaining and teaching festival attendees about their Métis heritage. The Aboriginal Pavilion takes place in two different sets of dates. The first set coincides with the 2015 Pan AM Games from July

Submitted by Guy Mandeville, CD, MNO Veterans’ Council ChairStudents from East Northumberland Secondary School’s Native Studies class and their instructor, Guy Mandeville (front row, left). On June 21, students from East Northumberland Secondary School (ENSS) in Brighton went to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton to participate in National Aboriginal Day celebrations. Many of the students

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Métis Mining Strategy is determined to offer exciting opportunities for MNO citizens and provides educational funding to assist Métis, First Nations and Inuit people interested in careers in the mining industry. The following programs are being offered in several locations: Mining Essentials in French: June 29th at College Boreal

From left: Billy Lefebvre, President Richard Sarrazin, Minister David Zimmer and Maurice Sarrazin. (Photo source: Twitter)The Sudbury and North Bay Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) offices recently received a visit from David Zimmer, Ontario’s Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. Minister Zimmer has been visiting several First Nations and MNO locations in northern Ontario. On July 6,

Submitted by Kevin Muloin, MNO Mineral Development CoordinatorMembers of the Lakehead/Nipigon/Michipicoten Local Regional Council, from left to right: Trent Desaulniers, Cameron Burgess, Patricia Obie, William (Torch) Gordon, Ken Simard and Kevin Muloin (MNO staff). Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) representatives recently took an underground tour of the Barrick Gold-Williams Mine located at Hemlo, near Marathon,

MNO President Gary Lipinski (right) with First Nations ElderCat Criger at the Pan AM Games Team Canada Welcome on July 8 in Toronto.In front of a sold out audience of 45,000 people and an international television audience in the millions, the 2015 Pan AM Games got off to a spectacular start with the Opening Ceremony

Submitted by Confederation CollegePaul Robitaille Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Paul Robitaille graduated from McMaster University with a degree in Environmental Science but lacked the hands-on experience that many employers look for when seeking to hire new graduates. “Unless you’ve gone for engineering or nursing or another applied degree, employers aren’t really knocking on

MNO President Gary Lipinski holds the lantern containing the flame for the Pan AM Games torch during ceremonies in Toronto.As reported in the past several editions of the Métis Voyageur, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) has been very involved in the Pan AM and Parapan AM games since signing a Memorandum of Understanding with