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Métis Community Festivals Celebrate Métis Culture & Heritage A scene from one Métis Community Festival “Community and family are the centre of the Métis Nation,” explained Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President, Gary Lipinski, during one of the nine Métis Community Festivals organized by the MNO this summer and fall. President Lipinski who attended several

MNO President Gary Lipinski speaks at the Indigenous Education Summit. On October 4, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski spoke on behalf of Métis National Council (MNC) President Clément Chartier at the Indigenous Education Summit being held October 4-5 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The conference attracted hundreds of delegates from across Canada including the

Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services is pleased to announce the second of three Request for Proposals issued through the First Nation, Inuit, Métis Urban and Rural 2012/15 Housing Program. The deadline for submissions to the 2013/14 RFP is 2:00p.m. EST, January 31, 2013. First Nation, Inuit, Métis Urban and Rural 2012/15 Housing Program Rental Housing Development

MNO President Gary Lipinski and Niagara College President Dr. Dan Patterson sign MOUOn September 30 in Welland the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and Niagara College signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is intended to strengthen and formalize the long-standing positive working relationship between MNO and Niagara College. This document establishes several

September 29, 2012 – Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) President Gary Lipinski offered congratulations to the Manitoba Métis Federation (“MMF”) and the Manitoba Government on the signing of a historic harvesting rights agreement over the weekend. “As the home of the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark Powley decision on Métis harvesting rights, the MNO is

This notice, sent on behalf of PCMNO Chair France Picotte, is to inform Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens residing in Region Six that the position of Region Six Councillor on the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) has become vacant due to the unexpected resignation of Councillor JoAnne Wass who has

2016 Census Program content consultation / Consultation sur le contenu du Programme du Recensement de 2016 (Le français suit l’anglais.) 2016 Census Program content consultation On behalf of Statistics Canada, I invite you to participate in the 2016 Census Program content consultation process being conducted until November 16, 2012. The objectives of this consultation are

(Left to right) Betty Kennedy (Ontario Native Women’s Association), Dr. Dawn Harvard (Ontario Native Women’s Association), Sheila McMahon (Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres), Sylvia Maracle (Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres), the Honourable Laurel Broten, Minster Responsible for Women’s Issues, the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, MNO President Gary Lipinski, MNO Chair

APPrO, the Association of Power Producers of Ontario, is offering a great opportunity that would benefit Ontario-based Aboriginal (First Nations and Metis) students considering a career in electrical power generation. For anyone interested in working in the fields of engineering, policy, law or business in the energy sector – there is a knowledge gap coming

MNO citizens greeting Prince Edward at Sainte-Marie Among the HuronsMNO citizens in traditional Métis garb waiting to meet the Royal Couple (l-r) Scott Carpetner, Britney Chapman, Karly Chapman, Ruth Quesnelle and Alexis Chapman On September 16, their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex, better known as Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones, arrived at