News & Events

Métis begin gathering for the Rendezvous in Owen Sound Over 200 people of Métis ancestry participated in an exciting Métis Rendezvous in Owen Sound on Saturday, July 23. Events took place at the Grey Roots Museum and Archives in Owen Sound as well as in Discovery Harbour in Penetanguishine. This event was organized by the

Kindergarten students eating a meal in the Shahid Karzai Orphanage in Kandahar. Julia MacQuarrie, the ten year old granddaughter of Métis elder Jo MacQuarrie, has raised funds for an orphanage in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Julia learned about the orphanage through her father Doug who is currently Chief of Staff to the Canadian Representative in Afghanistan. Julia

Anniversary of Powley Decision — APTN News September 19, 2011, marks the eighth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in R. v. Powley. The ground breaking decision ushered in a whole new era of Métis rights in Ontario and across the Métis Homeland. Our Métis Harvesting Rights — now recognized by the Province of Ontario

Métis youth finger learning weaving at the Rendezvous at Georgian Bay as part of the Summer Youth Cultural Program This summer Métis youth have been given the opportunity to learn more about their Métis culture and history. A program, 2011 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Summer Youth Cultural Program (SYCP), designed for the Métis youth

(Left to right)MNO Chair France Picotte, Speaker Sylvia Maracle and WSMNOSpokesperson Sharon McBride at the Finding Your Voice Summit in Toronto onSeptember 9-11, 2011. During the weekend of September 9-11, 2011, over 40 women from all over Ontario attended the Women’s Secretariat of the Métis Nation of Ontario (WSMNO) Finding Your Voice Summit in Toronto.

(Left to right) Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley, Moon River Métis Council President Larry Duval, and MNO President GaryLipinski lead a group of MNO leaders and other diginaties in a short canoe trip re-creating the Métis’ Voyaguer traditions, as part of the opening ceremonies of the 2011 MNO AGA. PARRY SOUND (August 22, 2011) –

Re-living the traditions of the Métis Voyageurs, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) kicked off its 18th Annual General Assembly (AGA) with an opening ceremony the morning of August 20. The ceremony featured voyageur canoes traveling the waterway adjacent to Bobby Orr Community Centre in Parry Sound. This was followed by a colourful parade featuring

Participants in the Regional Protocol re-signing at the AGA: (back, left to right) Natalie Durocher (President of the MNO Timmins Council), Urgil Courville (President of the Northern Lights Métis Council), Marcel Lafrance (PCMNO Region 3 Councilor) and Liliane Ethier (President of the Temiskaming Métis Council) (front, left to right) David Hamilton (President of the Chapleau

Métis Nation of Ontario Coordinator, Megan Muloin being interviewed by TB News Watch is Thunder Bay, Ontario. Thunder Bay, ON— Métis youth are spending the summer educating the public about Métis history and culture. As part of the Summer Culture Program in Thunder Bay, Métis youth have been traveling around the city sharing and teaching

June 25, 2011, Thunder Bay, ON- Staff at the Métis Nation of Ontario office in Thunder Bay held their Annual Golf Tournament in cooperation with the local Thunder Bay Métis Council. Participants competed in a golf tournament organized by Terry Desaulnier and John Falvo and were awarded prizes provided by sponsors. A BBQ at the