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Georgian Bay Métis Family Challenges MNR’s Arbitrary Prosecution Orillia, ON (August 11, 2011) — Gary Lipinski, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President and the MNO Chief Captain of the Hunt, offered the Métis Nation’s support to a Métis commercial fishing family who are defending themselves against an arbitrary prosecution by the Ontario Ministry of Natural

MNO Congratulates Lepage Family for their Perseverance in Pressing for Justice Read more about this story in the Toronto Star > Louise Goulding, who stood for the Lepage family in court, holding smudge feathers presented to her by Irene Peel, a member of thelocal Métis community. Peel who attended the trial to support the Lepage

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

Toronto Star Opinion Column by Bob Hepburn (see original at: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1044648–is-ontario-harassing-metis ) Bernie LePage is a big, quiet-spoken Métis commercial fisherman who normally keeps his emotions well under control. But when the Crown earlier this month suddenly dropped charges against him of overfishing on Georgian Bay, LePage, 56, broke down and wept openly in a

Jo Anne Young North American indigenous cultures have always highly venerated the Eagle, a bird that is synonymous with strength, courage, wisdom, honesty, power and freedom. Métis culture contains this symbolic association, the Eagle being considered sacred in our traditions and acting as the messenger to the Creator, carrying thoughts, prayers, and desires towards Him.

Adapted from the speech of Wendy Landry, President of the Thunder Bay Métis Council, at a ceremony formally launching the Faculty of Law at Lakehead University Wendy Landry Speaking at Lakehead University at the Ceremony launching the Faculty of Law The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is one of the partners with Lakehead University in

Portions of this article were originally published at:http://wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3218985 Entertainers at the Métis Rendezvous at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park As many as 200 people of Métis ancestry arrived at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park to spend Saturday, July 16, embracing their culture, as part of a Métis Rendezvous organized by the Niagara Region Métis Council with the