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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

The Métis Voyageur Games test the strength, stamina, and speed of competitors based on the work of Métis Voyageurs during the fur trade era   The Métis Voyageur Games have been part of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Annual General Assemblies (AGA) for many years now, and at the 2012 AGA, they will be

By-election Region 5 Councillor Notice to all Métis citizens in Region 5 In the MNO election held in May 2012, there was only a one vote difference between the two candidates running for Councillor Region 5. Based on the fact that a number of electors were inadvertently deleted from the Final List of Electors, I

Ontario is expanding the Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program to encourage First Nation and Métis participation in the province’s clean energy economy. To date, the program has received applications totalling $250 million for projects that are expected to bring over 600 megawatts of clean, renewable energy online, which is enough to power 45,000 homes and create

MEMORANDUM Date: July 27, 2012 To: MNO Branch Directors MNO Community Councils CC Doug Wilson – Chief Operating Officer From: Robynn Maluga, Senior Housing Policy Analyst Re: Upcoming Community Sessions First Nation, Métis and Inuit Strategic Housing Framework: Respecting the Interests of Off-Reserve Peoples in Ontario Engagement Sessions   As a collective, the Métis Nation

Ontario is funding grants to help communities take action to protect and restore their corner of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. Grants are available for projects that take place in Ontario within the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. The basin includes: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, the

Kelly Duquette’s award-winning art Kelly Duquette, the Youth Representative for the MNO Atikokan and Area Métis Council, is in the news again. (She was recently featured in Métis Voyageur 71, page 17.) This time she has placed second in the 2012 Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge sponsored by Enbridge. Kelly’s winning piece features Poundmaker,