A Sea of Wreaths

By: Joseph Paquette, Secretary of the Métis Nation of Ontario Veterans’ Council The Sea of Wreaths at the Port Credit Cenotaph; a wreath created by local MNO citizens to honour Métis veterans is third from the left in the second row. As we do every November 11th, this year we remembered and honoured all the

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2011-2012 Challenge

 The first Genneration Innovation competition took place in 2011. In November 2011, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation and its sponsors launched a new and exciting program for Métis youth in Ontario! Generation Innovation: Métis Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is a project designed to provide Métis

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MNO Partner Unveils Traditional Métis Canoe

From left to right: Denis Hubert-Dutrisac, President of Collège Boréal, Christian Pilon and Marcel Labelle, Canoe Builders Collège Boréal at the University of Sudbury was one of the first postsecondary institutions to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). Currently, the MNO has MOUs with ten Ontario postsecondary institutions.

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High Land Waters Métis Community Council Annual General Meeting

Métis Youth learn traditional jigging at the High Land Waters AGM (Northbrook ON) —The former Seven Rivers Community Council held their Annual General Meeting on September 24, 2011, at which the Community Council unveiled their new name: High Land Waters Métis Community Council. Entertainment was not scarce as the youth in attendance were taught how

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MNO Citizens Attend the 4th Annual Northern Aboriginal Festival

Sudbury Métis Council President, Roger Giroux, and Collège Boréal Métis Outreach Coordinator, Eric Dupuis, prior to the Northern Aboriginal Festival opening ceremony, where they were flag carriers. (Sudbury ON) — Many MNO citizens with the Sudbury Métis Council participated in the fourth annual Northern Aboriginal Festival that took place at the Sudbury Community Arena on

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MNO Congratulates Michael Gravelle on his Re-election in Thunder Bay

(Left to right) PCMNO Secretary-Treasurer Tim Pile, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry and Larry Joy , Gravelle Campaign Worker (October 7 – Thunder Bay) — The MNO has extended its heartiest congratulations to all the candidates that contested the provincial election, but was especially pleased by the re-election of Minister of Northern Development,

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MNO Congratulates Premier Dalton McGuinty

(Left to Right) President Gary Lipinski and MNO Chair France Picotte with Premier Dalton McGuinty in late 2010 (Ottawa – October 7, 2011) — Reflecting on the results of last night’s election, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski extended the heartiest of congratulations to Dalton McGuinty, Tim Hudak and Andrea Horvath for their

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Métis Cultural Display at Niagara College

Niagara Region Métis Council (NRMC)Youth Representative Stephanie Labelle (left) and NRMC President Stephen Quesnelle (right) manning the informational display on the Welland Campus of Niagara College (Welland, ON) — On Wednesday October 5, members of the Niagara Region Métis Council (NRMC) and MNO Community Relations staff took the opportunity to promote Métis history and culture

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Thunder Bay & Fort Frances Councils Celebrate Rendezvous

MNO Community Wellness Coordinator, Joan Panizza (right) presents a draw prize to Margurite Martin. The painting was done by Thunder Bay artist Kevin Belmore This year the MNO Healing & Wellness Branch was excited to launch collaborative Rendezvous celebrations with MNO Community Councils across Ontario. Rendezvous events were organized because the MNO heard from citizens

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