News & Events

MNO Citizen Joan HartMétis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Citizen, Joan Hart of Sudbury will be recognised by The Canadian Pageant Hall Of Fame for her years of hard work and dedication to the Miss Earth Canada organization and many other pageant related events. Joan, the first cousin of Roger Giroux, the President of the Sudbury

Thanks to Joe Paquette for information and pictures in this story. (Left to right) George Kelly (Royal Canadian Navy),: Joseph Gagnon (World War II) :and Jack Cadeau (Korea) with their awards from the MNC recognizing their contributions and sacrifices as veterans. During annual Back to Batoche Days celebrations in Saskatchewan, the Métis National Council (MNC)

(Centre with sash) Jo MacQuarrie, Elder with the MNO OTTAWA, ON – Jo MacQuarrie, Elder with the Métis Nation of Ontario, was recently appointed to the Ottawa Police Services Spiritual Team. The Ottawa Police Services (OPS) recognized the need to expand the Chaplaincy Program to be more inclusive. Consequently The Chaplain/Spiritual Program now has members

Georgian Bay Métis Family Challenges MNR’s Arbitrary Prosecution Orillia, ON (August 11, 2011) — Gary Lipinski, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President and the MNO Chief Captain of the Hunt, offered the Métis Nation’s support to a Métis commercial fishing family who are defending themselves against an arbitrary prosecution by the Ontario Ministry of Natural

MNO Congratulates Lepage Family for their Perseverance in Pressing for Justice Read more about this story in the Toronto Star > Louise Goulding, who stood for the Lepage family in court, holding smudge feathers presented to her by Irene Peel, a member of thelocal Métis community. Peel who attended the trial to support the Lepage

Re-living the traditions of the Métis Voyageurs, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) kicked off its 18th Annual General Assembly (AGA) with an opening ceremony the morning of August 20. The ceremony featured voyageur canoes traveling the waterway adjacent to Bobby Orr Community Centre in Parry Sound. This was followed by a colourful parade featuring

Participants in the Regional Protocol re-signing at the AGA: (back, left to right) Natalie Durocher (President of the MNO Timmins Council), Urgil Courville (President of the Northern Lights Métis Council), Marcel Lafrance (PCMNO Region 3 Councilor) and Liliane Ethier (President of the Temiskaming Métis Council) (front, left to right) David Hamilton (President of the Chapleau

Métis Nation of Ontario Coordinator, Megan Muloin being interviewed by TB News Watch is Thunder Bay, Ontario. Thunder Bay, ON— Métis youth are spending the summer educating the public about Métis history and culture. As part of the Summer Culture Program in Thunder Bay, Métis youth have been traveling around the city sharing and teaching

June 25, 2011, Thunder Bay, ON- Staff at the Métis Nation of Ontario office in Thunder Bay held their Annual Golf Tournament in cooperation with the local Thunder Bay Métis Council. Participants competed in a golf tournament organized by Terry Desaulnier and John Falvo and were awarded prizes provided by sponsors. A BBQ at the

Toronto Star Opinion Column by Bob Hepburn (see original at: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1044648–is-ontario-harassing-metis ) Bernie LePage is a big, quiet-spoken Métis commercial fisherman who normally keeps his emotions well under control. But when the Crown earlier this month suddenly dropped charges against him of overfishing on Georgian Bay, LePage, 56, broke down and wept openly in a