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Métis Youth Leadership Conference 2025 Connecting Our Roots The Water Tower Inn, Sault Ste Marie, ON Tuesday, August 12 – Thursday, August 14, 2025 Thank you for attending the 9th annual Métis Nation of Ontario Youth Leadership Conference. This year’s conference is centered on the theme of “Connecting Our Roots”. We will host a variety

All Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens are welcome to observe the next business meeting of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO). The PCMNO meeting will be held on Monday July 29, 2024, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time (EST). A draft agenda will be available on the MNO’s

LOCAL HERO: MNO citizen inducted into North Bay Sports Hall of Fame   A small community just outside North Bay is celebrating one of its own: Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Isabelle Sauve. Born and raised in Astorville, East Ferris Township, and now residing in Perth, ON, this remarkable athlete was recently inducted into

 PCMNO Meeting Recap Report: June 11-13, 2024 June 11th, 2024 – Orientation Meeting and Swearing In On June 11, 2024, the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) held a hybrid meeting. Elected MNO leadership and select staff convened in Toronto and remotely over Zoom. The orientation sessions covered the MNO’s political history,

Join us for the third installment of our Entrepreneurship and Business Planning workshop series, where you’ll gain the essential skills needed to secure bank loans and financing for both new and existing businesses.  Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality! To sign up please click below: Click here to sign up

Proposed 2024 MNO AGA Special Business Resolutions DATE: July 16, 2024 TO: Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Citizens, Community Councils and the Provisional Council of the MNO (PCMNO) FROM: Hank Rowlinson, MNO Chair SUBJECT: Proposed 2024 MNO Annual General Assembly (AGA) Special Business Resolutions Click this link for the proposed 2024 MNO AGA Special Business

Join the Urban Portage Challenge Community walking competition returns this fall   The Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Urban Portage Challenge (UPC) is back! MNO communities are invited to participate in a 3-month walking competition to see who can collectively walk the most steps.  Registration begins August 1, 2024 and will remain open for the

Commemorating Courage: MNO Veteran’s Council President attends 80th Anniversary of D-Day   The recent 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy was marked by Veteran Affairs Canada and its partners with a series of memorial events in Canada and overseas. Brian Prairie, President of the Métis Nation of Ontario Veterans Council (MNOVC), led

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is issuing a call for expressions of interest for the role of Deputy Chief Captain of the Hunt. The MNO harvest, grounded in the exercise of Métis rights, provides food and medicine for Métis families and communities; acts as a catalyst for the transfer of traditional knowledge to future

It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that we acknowledge the passing of one of our community’s most cherished elders and knowledge holders. Mrs. Mary Dolores Mathilda Pinder née Bussineau took her last breath on Tuesday morning. Dolores, a one of a kind, hard working, dedicated mother, grandmother and community member,