Third annual Fergus Aboriginal Heritage Festival
By: Cora Bunn, President of the MNO Grand River Métis Council The MNO Grand River Métis Council booth at the Fergus Aboriginal Heritage Festival. The third annual Aboriginal Heritage Festival in Fergus was held April 19-20, at the Wellington County Museum and Archives. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council again played
MNO Credit River Council supports new Peel Charter
By: Richard Cuddy, President of the MNO Credit River Métis Council MNOCredit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy speaking at the Region of Peel Diversity and Inclusion Charter launch. On April 18, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy and Senator Ray Bergie attended the launch of the Region
Councils participate in loom beading
Three MNO Councils participate in the art of loom beading Submitted by: Cora Bunn, President of the MNO Grand River Métis Council On April 27, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council held a loom beading workshop in Guelph. Council Secretary/Treasurer Barbra Lair taught over 20 participants how to bead on a
Researching Métis War of 1812 involvement
From information submitted by: Ann Trudel and David Barratt of the MNO Navigating Employment Pathways Project in Sault Ste. Marie April Pine, Dan Pine, Paul McNab, and Gertrude Kehoe. The bicentennial of the War of 1812 has provided an impetus for learning more about Métis involvement in the war. Last year at the Métis Nation
Métis Fiddler Quartet headline event in Haliburton
By: Tracey Dale, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator and Tammy Hoover, MNO Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator at the Bancroft office Members of the Métis Fiddler Quartet, (left to right) siblings Nicholas, Alyssa, Danton and Conlin Besbaere-Sawchuk. The Northern Lights Pavilion in Haliburton was the place to be on April 10 as the Métis Fiddler Quartet
Local Métis given rights update
Article originally posted by Fort Francis Times and can be viewed at: http://fftimes.com/node/258980 The time is coming for the federal government to find reconciliation with local Métis. That was the message delivered to the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Sunset Country Métis community Sunday during a meeting to update the implications of recent court decisions
Windsor Governance and Finance training
Submitted by: Glen Lipinski, MNO Consultation and Community Relations Coordinator Participants of the Governance and Finance training held in Windsor. (left to right) Jon Rochon, Wilfred Rochon, Donna Grayer, Susan Morency, Robert Leboeuf, and Andrew Good. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Windsor-Essex Métis Council participated in the MNO’s two-day Governance and Finance Training from
Consultation Committees at work
MNO Region One tour sites around region MNO Region One consultation committee touring Atikokan power plant. (left to right) President Joel Henley of the MNO Kenora Métis Council, Glen Lipinski , President Marlene Davidson of the MNO Atikokan and Area Métis Council, PCMNO Region One Councilor Theresa Stenlund and Daryl Godry of OPG. Métis Nation
Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund
Call for applications for Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund The Ministry of Environment has launched the second round of the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund, which is offering grants totaling $1.5 million to support community projects that help protect and restore the ecological health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Application deadline
MNO Consultation committee tours Pickering nuclear station
By: Beth Honsberger, MNO Consultation Intake Clerk Members of the MNO Region 8 Consultation Committee, local MNO citizens and representatives from OPG. Front Row: Scott Berry, William Shannon, Claire Kearns, Frances, Connolly, Senator Alis Kennedy, Marilyn Brown, Richard Brown, Senator Cecile Wagar, Elsa Poitras, Senator Joseph Poitras; Bach Row: Beth Honsberger, Devi Shantilal, Pat Keenan,