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By Shawna Hansen, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator, Sault Ste. Marie Members of the Métis Dance Club and the MNO Sumer Youth Cultural Program at the Sault Ste. Marie National Aboriginal Day Expo: ( Left to Right) Back row – Marie Chalykoff, Justine Chalykoff, Nikki Doucette, Melody Chislett, Rebekah Trudel, Jada Whalen, Genieve Routhier, Madison Bissonette

Barbaranne Wright wearing her Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Barbaranne Wright received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal during a ceremony at the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa on National Aboriginal Day, June 21. 2012. Barbaranne was one of several Aboriginal people to receive the Medal

MNO Staff Tammy Webb and Kristen Stewart at the Eskilon Learning Solutions Conference In late spring this year, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Education and Training Branch staff members Tammy Webb and Kristen Stewart presented at the Eskilon Learning Solutions Conference. Fifty delegates from across Canada enjoyed keynote speakers, infor­mative client presentations, a networking reception,

Sara Ingram (left) receives the first MNO Powley Electrical Award from Kim Powley (right), the President of the MNO Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council and daughter of Steve Powley In 2008, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) secured $25,000 from the Power Workers’ Union to be used for an academic award at Sault College

Scenes from Métis Games during National Aboriginal Day Events in Ottawa On June 21, Métis from all across the homeland are celebrated National Aboriginal Day (Click here to read a National Aboriginal Day Message from Métis Nation of Ontario President Gary Lipinski). National Aboriginal Day celebrations in Ottawa include a four day Solstice Festival in

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Images from the First New PCMNO Meeting on June 15-17, 2012 The recently elected and re-elected members of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) wasted no time getting back to work after the May 7 provincial election. The new PCMNO held its first meeting the weekend of June 15-17 in Ottawa.

By Scott Parent, son of MNO staff member and citizen, Jo-Anne Parent, who works in the MNO office in Midland. Story was originally published at: http://markscriver.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/5-day-georgian-bay-sup-trip-report-by-scott-parent/ Scott Parent’s Paddleboard moored on an island in the Georgian Bay On Aug 01, 2011, I departed on a 14’ coast runner stand up paddleboard (SUP) that I had

By Theresa Hendricks, MNO Finance Officer The Hendricks family in costume for the first all-Aboriginal production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. (Left to right) Marissa, Theresa, Keith and Jordyn Hendricks.The National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa recently staged the first-ever all-Aboriginal production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. The Play ran from May 8-31 and was set in

By Joan Panizza, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator, Thunder Bay MNO Office Métis crafters Kasie and Tamara collect and clean spruce roots to be used in basket-making. On June 6th a group of Métis crafters visited Centennial Park in Thunder Bay. The city was very accommodating in allowing our group to go to the park and