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Submitted by: Huguette Trottier-Frappier Original article by Paul de la Riva, The Sudbury Star http://www.thesudburystar.com/ur/story/924766?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_email&utm_campaign=Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur+student+to+share+leadership+at+We+Day+Toronto+%7C+News+%7C+UR+%7C+Sudbury+Star#.VCraOxtxukI.email Mélanie-Rose Frappier. Métis youth Mélanie-Rose Frappier, a grade 12 student at Sudbury’s École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur, was one of the young leaders invited to share their passion and leadership at We Day in Toronto. During this national event that mobilized

Submitted by: A.G. Gauthier Participants of the MNO Ottawa Region Métis Council Powley Day event at the University of Ottawa. This Powley Day, September 19, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Ottawa Region Métis Council and members of the Métis community gathered to acknowledge Steve Powley, a leader among Ontario’s Métis people. Powley Day commemorates

During the 2012 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Annual General Assembly (AGA) a film crew from APTN’s program Warrior Games covered the Métis Voyageur Games, which are a long established tradition at AGAs, to feature in an episode on the program. The Warrior Games episode on the Voyageur Games was recently aired on APTN and

Submitted by Susan Schank, Office Coordinator for the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council Métis youth taking part in the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council’s Youth Art Program. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Great Lakes Métis Council has recently launched a new initiative to reconnect youth with their Métis traditions and culture, the Youth Art

Submitted by: Kirk Fournier, MNO Employment Developer MNO James Bay/Abitbi-Temiskamingue Consultation Committee and MNO staff during their site visit of the Detour Gold Mine near Cochrane, Ontario. On September 16, 2014, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) James Bay/Abitbi-Temiskamingue Consultation Committee as well as MNO staff were invited for a site visit to Detour Gold

AFOA Canada has two upcoming awards for Aboriginal youth and professionals. Deadline for both awards is Monday December 1, 2014. The AFOA-PotashCorp Aboriginal Youth Financial Management Awards are open to Aboriginal youth in grades 11 and 12. Winners attend AFOA Canada’s National Conference and participate in a special Youth program designed to introduce youth to

Melissa-Jane Pecman. Submitted by: Bobbi Aubin Melissa-Jane Pecman, daughter of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Bobbi Aubin, is a recent graduate of the four-year Geology Program at Laurentian University. In her fourth year, Melissa was a funding recipient through the MNO Métis Mining Strategy program. Successful in finding employment in her field after graduation,

‘Take a pause, think about who you’re talking to, and how you’re going to reach them.’ Lucy Fowler in Métis traditional garb at Fort William for MNO culture training. Métis youth Lucy Fowler is one member of CBC’s panel of cross-cultural ‘bridge builders’ at the Building Bridges community forum on race relations on October 1,

(Left to right) Mayor Renald Y. Beaulieu of the Municipality of Greenstone and MNO President Gary Lipinski signing the General Relationship Agreement. Photo credit: CBC Thunder Bay. On September 25, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the Municipality of Greenstone signed a General Relationship Agreement which will govern their interactions going forward. The agreement

Original article by the Recorder http://www.recorder.ca/2014/06/13/france-honours-city-veteran World War Two veteran Donn Fowler in his military “Mufti” dress with his new National Order of the Legion of Honour, Knight Degree which he received in France during the Battle of Normandy commemorations. During his most recent visit to France for Battle of Normandy commemorations, Métis Nation of