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Métis people living in Ontario have a higher prevalence of asthma and COPD than the rest of the Ontario population: MNO and ICES study Prevalence of asthma and COPD are 30 per cent and 70 per cent higher, respectively, in Métis people compared to the general Ontario population, according to a study by researchers at

James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards Submission deadline is May 31 The James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award recognizes Aboriginal youth for their creative writing talent. Every year up to six Aboriginal students each receive the award of $2,500. The award is named after the Honourable James Bartleman who was the 27th Lieutenant

Métis and Ontario begin to write new chapter in Métis rights recognition and reconciliation   MNO President Lipinski and Minister Zimmer discuss the signing of the renewed five-year Framework Agreement. TORONTO (April 17, 2014) ― Today, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski signed a renewed five-year Framework Agreement with the Honourable David Zimmer,

MNO President Lipinski speaks about the Federal Court of Appeal’s Daniels v. Canada decision. On October 8, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada heard final arguments on Danels v Canada. It is expected that the Supreme Court will provide its final decision sometime in 2016. Click here for a story about Daniels going before the

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