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MNO President Gary Lipinski speaking at the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples On June 6, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski addressed the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. President Lipinski’s report was very well received and drew many questions from the Committee members. In his opening remarks President Lipinski commented: “Far too often

Christi Belcourt’s design will commemorate Residential Schools Part of Christi Belcourt’s design that will become a stained glassed window in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa (June 11, 2012) It was announced today that Ontario Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s design will be used to create stained glass windows for Parliament Hill. The windows

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is looking for 12 youth (19-30 years of age) and 13 Senators to participate in a community art project entitled Listening to Our Ancestors: Métis Cultural Expressions. This project will take place on Saturday, July 14th in Kenora, ON. Youth will be teamed with Senators to work together to

NationTalk recently interviewed Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski. In the interview, President Lipinski, discusses MNO priorities and provides an update on where Metis Rights litigation. Other topics include current MNO Relationships with Industry for the short and long term, defining the economic opportunities for the Metis and how this will develop into

“The Métis: Then – Now – Tomorrow” By Richard Cuddy, President, MNO Credit River Métis Council Richard Cuddy, MNO Credit River Council President (left) and Talitha Tolles, MNO Credit River Council Youth Representative (centre) presented Métis Memories ofResidential Schools, a library resource, to David Suzuki Secondary School (DSSS)Principal, Jeanne Gray (right). On May 24, 2012,

Alex Tesar giving the Valedictory address at King’s College in Halifax. Alex Tesar worked for the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) in the Registry Branch as part of the Registry records digitalization project during the summer of 2010, and is the grandson of MNO Chronic Disease Coordinator Jo MacQuarrie. Alex was the 2012 valedictorian at

To: MNO Citizens From: France Picotte, MNO Chair Date: June 1, 2012 Subject: Resolutions for the 2012 MNO AGA The 2010 MNO Annual General Assembly (“AGA”) passed a unanimous resolution (AGA-RES10- 02) that all future resolutions brought to MNO AGAs that propose to change the MNO’s governance structures, policies or bylaws must be provided to

Scene from the MNO video based on the Métis Traditional Knowledge Study that was recognized by the Consulting Engineers of Ontario Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 AECOM, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients around the world, has received the Award of Merit – Studies and

Pauline Saulnier (right) receives the Tim Brown Award at the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Annual Convention from OPSEU President, Warren “Smokey” Thomas (left). On April 21, Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) Region 7 Councillor, Pauline Saulnier, received the “Tim Brown Award” at the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Based on a story originally published online in The Record at: http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/729294–women-don-wedding-dresses-for-children-s-wish-foundation Carol Levis Carol Levis is the Treasurer of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council and a long-term volunteer. In addition to donating her time to the local Métis council, she also volunteers with the Society of St. Vincent de