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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

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