Get Your Socks Off and Get Healthy!

By Lisa Scott, MNO Community Healing and Wellness Coordinator Drumming Circle during Health and Wellness Day in Hamilton It was a cold and rainy day in downtown Hamilton, but nearly 200 people came out to the 7th Annual Health & Wellness Day on March the 8th. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the Southern

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Youth Participate in Traditional Knowledge Training

by Dr. Brian Tucker, MNO Manager of Métis Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Scenes from the MNO Advanced Traditional Knowledge Training Event On March 23rd and 24th, Métis youth from across Ontario participated in immersive “Advanced Traditional Knowledge Collection Training” near Thunder Bay. Hosted by the MNO Lands, Resources and Consultations Branch, the session was

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MNO Credit River Métis Council Holds First AGM

Members of the MNO Credit River Métis Council Executive: (left to right) Bill Morrison (Chair), Talitha Tolles (Youth Representative), Joyce Tolles (Treasurer), Ray Bergie (Senator), Richard Cuddy (President). On March 30, 2012, many dignitaries and staff from the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) attended the MNO Credit River Métis Council’s first Annual General Meeting (AGM).

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MNO Well-represented at Annual Meeting of Women of the Métis Nation

(Front, left to right) Alvina Cimon, President of the Northwest Métis Nation of Ontario Council; Juliette Dennis, Women’s Representative, Sudbury Métis Council; Pat Taylor, Women’s Representative, Georgian Bay Métis Council.(Standing, left to right) Barbaranne Wright, Women’s Representative, Niagara Region Métis Council; Lisa Pigeau, MNO Health and Wellness Manager; Brenda Powley, Senator, Historic Sault Ste. Marie

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Student Draws on Métis Heritage for Award-winning Painting

Kelly Duquette and her award-winning painting. Kelly Duquette, a grade 12 student in Atikokan, and granddaughter of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Atikokan and Area Métis Council Marlene Davidson, is the proud recipient of an Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) Student Achievement Award. The theme of this year’s prose, poetry, visual arts, and audio/visual

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MNO Captain of the Hunt Expresses Concern About Local Environment

Based on an article posted on Sudbury Northern Life website written by Heidi Ulrichsen Original story can be viewed at: http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2012/03/30-garbage-whitson-lake-sudbury.aspx MNO Captain of the Hunt for Region 5, Richard Sarrazin, (above) was upset when he found numerous piles of garbage left on Whitson Lake [Photo by Marg Seregelyi]. As Captain of the Hunt for

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Métis Nation of Ontario Recommendations Concerning Métis-specific Child and Family Services

MNO President Gary Lipinski (left) with the Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins (right), Minister of Children and Youth Services On April 10, 2012, the Métis Nation of Ontario provided Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services with a report entitled Métis Nation of Ontario Recommendations Concerning Métis-specific Child and Family Services. This report

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Osisko and Métis Nation of Ontario Sign Memorandum of Understanding

April 3, 2012NEWS RELEASE Robert Mailhot, Vice-President of Human Resources with Osisko and MNO President Gary Lipinski shake hands after signing MOUMNO President Gary Lipinski looks on as MNO Atikokan & Surrounding Area MétisCouncil President Marlene Davidson signs the Memorandum of Agreement between the MNO and OsiskoParticipants in the MOU signing: Top left: Bud Dickson;

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