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M E M O R A N D U M To: PCMNO, MNO Community Councils, MNO Senators, Youth, Women, Veterans From: France Picotte, MNO Chair Date: September 4, 2012 Subject: 2012 MNO AGA RESOLUTIONS Please use the link below to find a listing of all of the resolutions that were considered and passed by the

The federal government is deliberately undermining capacity to generate accurate Aboriginal health data and circulating discredited health data so as to downplay the severity of the Aboriginal health crisis in Canada, critics charge. The strategy includes attempts to undermine national data-gathering capability; publishing data that understates infant mortality and suicide rates; and slashing funds for

MNO President Gary Lipinski (left) and Dr. Brian Stevenson (right), President of Lakehead University and an advisor to the Northern Policy Institute, sign a Memorandum of Understanding last year.Today, the Province of Ontario launched the Northern Policy Institute (NPI) to boost the northern economy and help provide a stronger voice to Northern Ontario. The Métis

MEMORANDUM To: PCMNO, MNO Community Councils, MNO Citizens From: France Picotte, MNO Chair Date: July 16, 2012 Subject: 2012 Special Business Resolutions Please click here to view copies of the 2012 MNO AGA Special Business resolutions that were received at the MNO Head Office on or prior to the July 13, 2012, deadline that was

Annual General Assembly to Build on Past Successes Young Métis citzen at the MNO AGA (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) In his State of the Nation address to over 400 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens attending the MNO Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Sault Ste. Marie, MNO President Gary Lipinski called on everyone in the

President Lipinski with historical re-enactors representing War of 1812 soldiersRe-living the traditions of the Métis Voyageurs, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) kicked off its 19th Annual General Assembly (AGA) with an opening ceremony the evening of August 25 featuring voyageur canoes traveling down the St. Mary River to Bell’s Point Beach Campground near Sault

The Métis Fiddler Quartet It was announced August 20 that the Métis Fiddler Quartet is nominated for an Aboriginal Peoples Choice Award in the Best Fiddle CD category. The winners of Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards are determined by on-line voting. The 7th annual Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards include nominees in 23 categories and awards

(Left to right), Honourable Chris Bentley, Minister of Energy, Gary Lipinski, MNO President, Steven Morse, Executive Director of the MVDF, Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Paul DeVillers, Chair of the MVDF Board of Directors.   (Toronto – August 14, 2012) Métis entrepreneurs in Ontario will soon have a new financier of choice with

Assembled by Linda Lord with the assistance of Senator Brenda Powley, Senator Ruth Wagner and Anne Trudel Métis Voyageurs on their way to take Fort Michilimackinac The Métis Voyageur, spring edition (70), featured stories about Métis involvement in the War of 1812 and commemorations that were planned for July, 2012. As expected, Fort St. Joseph

Donna Lee (Sassy Crowe) 1952-2012 I am very sad to report today the passing of a good friend and strong defender of Métis rights. Former Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) Region One Councillor Donna Lee (Sassy Crowe) passed away in Fort Frances on August 5, 2012, after a courageous battle with