Starting at the core
MNO hosts trauma training for front-line workers Trauma training participants taking part in an interactive activity. The Ministry of Youth and Child Services approached the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) to organize training sessions for the Ontario Aboriginal community due to MNO’s excellent reputation in the healing and wellness and its successful relationships with the
Rising up to the mental health challenge
MNO hosts training for Aboriginal front-line workers MNO Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program Coordinator Amanda Desbiens discussing FASD at MNO’s mental health training. The Ministry of Youth and Child Services approached the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) to organize training sessions for the Ontario Aboriginal community due to MNO’s excellent reputation in the field of
Alma Adams’ Passing
“Fierce” Defender of Métis Rights Passes It is with great sadness that I learned that we have lost Alma Adams, another great fighter for Métis rights. Alma was part of a long line of Métis commercial fishing families that have lived and relied on Lake Nipigon for generations. Her family continues to live in well-known
MNO Veteran recognized in Owen Sound
Information contributed by: Joseph Paquette, President of the MNO Veterans Council and Pauline Saulnier, Region Seven PCMNO Representative MNO Veteran Peter Gendron (left) accepting his Louis Riel Certificate from MNO Great Lake Métis Council President Peter Coture (right). On March 23, 2013, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Great Lake Métis Council presented MNO Veteran
President Lipinski speaks about MMF v. Canada
Click here to view the original article from Fort Frances Times MNO President Gary Lipinski speaks about the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on Manitoba Métis land rights. Fort Frances resident Gary Lipinski, who is president of the Métis Nation of Ontario, was among the provincial and national leaders at the Supreme Court of Canada
Métis students live their culture
Infinite Reach March break camp (left to right) Front row: Sheila Grantham, Genevieve Routhier, Niki-Lyn Doucette, and Alexandria Town; Second row: Melanie-Rose Frappier, Tegan Mandeville, Brianne Gosselin; Third row: James Lane, Joshua Freeman, Brandon Chiddle, Denise Bartolucci, Katrina Harrisson, André Bourguignon, and Tamara Shepherd; Back row: Tyler and Arron (Ecology Centre staff), Chris Paci, Tera
Encouraging participation in the MNO
Submitted by: Pauline Saulnier, PCMNO Councillor of Region 7 Presenters at information session about the MNO Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Senator Verna Porter in collaboration with MNO staff member Joanne Parent, MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council Chair David Dusome and the Board of Villageois (Manor) at Villageois in Lafontaine recently invited Lafontaine francophone citizens
Some fun in Georgian Bay
Submitted by: Pauline Saulnier, PCMNO Region 7 Councillor Winterama Float and (left) MNO Georgian Bay Métis Council members (right) The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Georgian Bay Métis Council showed off some Métis culture and spirit by riding through the community on their Métis themed float in the Penetanguishene Winterama Parade on February 15. Fun
Reconciliation with the Métis
“The Time Has Come” By: Jason Madden Jason Madden “[T]he time has finally come for recognition of the Métis as a unique and distinct people.” In 2011, this was the Supreme Court of Canada’s ‘call to action’ to governments in a unanimous decision called Cunningham v. Alberta. For those who were paying attention, the case
2012-2013 Challenge
For the second year in a row, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation and other sponsors held the Generation Innovation: Métis Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge from March 16-17, 2013. Modeled after the popular CBC TV program Dragon’s Den, the Generation Innovation Challenge is a project designed