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Participants in the Aboriginal Children and Youth Strategy roundtable held on January 21, 2015. Front row (L-R) Syvia Maracle, Executive Director of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC); Dr. Dawn Harvard, President of the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA); the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs; the Honourable Tracy MacCharles, Minister of

Infinity Property Services, an agency of the Métis Nation of Ontario, is currently seeking insured contractors to conduct repairs for residences in the Rural and Native Housing Program in the following Districts: Simcoe, Muskoka, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Grey Bruce, Thunder Bay (East), Algoma, and the town of Georgian. For more information, please contact: John Falvo,

Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President, and Jack Bouchard William (Jack) Bouchard (right) presents Dave C. McFarling, C.D. with the Louis Riel Medal. On October 31, 2014, Métis Veteran and MNO citizen William (Jack) Bouchard presented fellow Métis Veteran and MNO citizen, Dave McFarling, from Sault Ste. Marie with the Louis Riel Medal

The Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature is currently accepting applications for its 2015 edition! The Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature is a literary award and readership initiative established by CODE with the generous support of Canadian philanthropist William (Bill) Burt and the Literary Prizes Foundation. The Burt

By Geoff Koehler; adapted from an article in: http://www.stmichaelshospital.com/media/detail.php?source=hospital_news/2015/20150112_hn Dr. Janet Smylie (Photo by Lisa Shepherd, Métis artisan.) The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Public Health Agency of Canada have awarded Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen, Dr. Janet Smylie, an Applied Public Health Research Chair. This position will allow her to address

Nominate an Artist or Arts Leader for the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award! The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) invites you to nominate an Aboriginal artist or arts leader for the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award. The nomination deadline is Wednesday, February 18, 2015. About the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award The annual

Submitted by: Tina Nichol, MNO Timiskaming Métis Council Secretary/Treasurer Non-perishable food items are collected at the harvest gathering. (L-R) Stephane Devost, Devost Value Mart Owner; Tina Nichol, MNO TMCC Secretary/Treasurer; Claude Dupuis MNO TMCC VP/Chair; and Julie Devost,Devost Value Mart Owner. On November 22, 2014, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Timiskaming Métis Community Council

Submitted by: Tina Nichol, MNO Timiskaming Métis Council Secretary/Treasurer Village Noël participants inside the teepee at the festival. (L-R) Tina Nichol, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Timiskaming Métis Council (TMC) Secretary/Treasurer, Marilyn Chevrier-Wills, member of the Timiskaming Native Women’s Support Group, Rejeanne Massie, Coordinator/Director of Village Noël, and Melissa Gill, Healthy Lifestyle Educator and Diabetes

Submitted by: Jodi Blue, MNO Health Circle Coordinator Children sit with Santa Claus at the second Annual Breakfast with Santa. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) staff in Midland hosted the second Annual Breakfast with Santa on December 13, 2014. This event, which puts a different spin on the traditional Christmas dinner event, was a huge

The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games are looking to recruit youth (ages 18 – 29) for 150 jobs through SEEDS—a TORONTO 2015 diversity and inclusion initiative. Opportunities begin in April and end in August. The jobs include a corporate mentorship partnership. 150 jobs for youth (ages 18 – 29) are available through SEEDS, a