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Melanie-Rose Frappier at the 2014 Gathering Our Voices Aboriginal Youth Conference. Métis youth Melanie-Rose Frappier, a grade 11 student at École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur in Sudbury, was honoured at the 2014 Gathering Our Voices Aboriginal Youth Conference which took place March 18-21 in Vancouver. Some 2,000 young people from 14 to 24 years from across

Federal Court of Appeal decision on Daniels case to be released Thursday, April 17 The late Harry Daniels who initiated Daniels v Canada. The release of the Federal Court of Appeal’s highly anticipated decision on Daniels v. Canada will take place on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Daniels v Canada concerns whether the Government of Canada

June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism MNO representatives and June Callwood Award presenters: (Left to right) PCMNO Youth Representative Mitch Case, MNO Senator Brenda Powley, Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, MNO President Gary Lipinski, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration the Honourable Michael Coteau, PCMNO Region 7 Councillor PaulineSaulnierand MNO Sudbury Métis

Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, President of the MNO Veterans’ Council (Left to right) MNO Veterans’ Council Chair Guy Mandeville, CD, Veteran Derek Anderson, CD, and MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette. On April 5, 2014, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council presented Veteran Derek Anderson, CD, with the Louis Riel Commemorative Medal and

Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries and Scholarship Awards can provide financial security that can assist you in completing your educational goals. Indspire is the largest supporter of Indigenous education outside the federal government. To date Indspire has awarded more than $54 million in scholarships and bursaries to 16,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis recipients nationwide.

Submitted by Thomas A. Thompson, PCMNO Councillor for Region 6 Top: Veteran Edward Dorion Receiving Louis Riel Medal and Medal of Batoche. (Left to right) Guy Mandeville, Chair of the MNO Veterans’ Council, Veteran Edward Dorion, Senator Robert Lloyd and Thomas A, Thompson, PCMNO Councillor for Region 6. Middle: Deidre Thompson, Acting President of High

MNO citizen honours missing, murdered Aboriginal women with moccasin exhibit Some of the moccasin tops donated for the Walking With Our Sisters exhibit. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and renowned Métis artist Christi Belcourt is using her creative talents to support the social movement working to end violence against Aboriginal women. Belcourt has initiated

New CJF Fellowship for Aboriginal early-career journalists To foster better understanding of Aboriginal issues in Canada’s major media and community outlets, The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is pleased to introduce the new CJF Aboriginal Journalism Fellowship. “This is a very special new initiative for CJF,” says Bob Lewis, chair of the CJF. “It aims in

Submitted by: Verna Ross Miranda Panas, granddaughter of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens Verna and Elmer Ross, is bowling her way to the world games. From March 21-23, Panas participated for the Canadian qualifier of the Qubica AMF Bowling World Cup. Panas had a strong qualifying round, bowling a 213 average through 18 games

MNO Veterans’ Council Women’s Representative honoured by council Submitted by: Greg Garratt, MNO Veterans’ Council Sgt-at-arms MNO citizen Lisa Tessier (middle) receiving the Louis Riel Medal and Certificate as well as the Batoche Medal from MNO Georgina Bay Council President David Dusome (left) and MNO Veterans’ Council Sgt-at-arms Greg Garratt (right). On March 23, Métis