Fall Harvest Gathering in Thunder Bay

Submitted by: Joan Panizza, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator MNO Senator Bob McKay leads an information session on commercial fishing at the Fall Harvest Gathering in Thunder Bay. The Eighth Annual Fall Harvest Gathering took place from September 23-25 in Thunder Bay and had over 800 visitors in attendance. The annual event, organized by Community Coalition

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Educating our youth

Submitted by: Rochelle Ethier, MNO Credit River Metis Council Students at the Peel District School Board in Mississauga participating in one of the workstations on Métis history and culture offered at their school by the MNO Credit River Métis Council. On October 29, 2014, MNO Credit River Métis Council (CRMC) visited Grade 3 students at

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MNO Senator and Veteran Continue a Vital Tradition

Senator Reta Gordon and MNO Veteran Rene Leonard at the National Aboriginal Veterans’ Monument on November 11, 2014Every year on November 11, Métis from across the homeland participate in Remembrance Day Ceremonies. Being part of these ceremonies is very important to Métis because we have contributed to the defense of Canada as far back as

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Deer Clan Longhouse grand opening

Submitted by: Richard Cuddy, MNO Credit River Métis Council President and Rochelle Ethier MNO Credit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy (left) and Neil Switzer, Project Manager, Planning & Infrastructure Conservation Lands Services in front of the Deer Clan Longhouse. On September 14, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy

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Métis featured in new War of 1812 monument

Original story from http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/new-war-of-1812-monument-unveiled-on-parliament-hill-1.2090276 A Métis fighter firing a cannon is depicted in the new War of 1812 Monument that was officially unveiled on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. (Emily Chan / CTVNews.ca) On November 6, 2014, a new monument was unveiled on Parliament Hill, inspired by the War of 1812

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The majestic moose

By: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette and the majestic moose. “The day started with a beautiful sunrise amidst a perfect blue sky. This was following two days of rain. Climbing hill after hill and calling every so often did not put me any closer to filling my moose tag. I finally settled

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Sisters in Spirit Candlelight Vigil

Submitted by: Rochelle Ethier, MNO Credit River Metis Council Participants of the Brampton Sisters in Spirit Candlelight Vigil holding up the faceless doll blanket. The Annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil was held on October 4 to honour and remember the almost 1,200 missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. In Brampton, the vigil was a

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President Lipinski meets with Minister Chiarelli

MNO President Gary Lipinski (right) met with the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Energy (left) on October 27, 2014. On October 27, 2014, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski met with the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Energy. Discussions focused on the Ministry’s Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program, which is a $250 million initiative

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