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All Métis Nation of Ontario citizens are invited to join an online Town Hall Monday December 19, 2022 @ 7:00 PM Eastern Time *Please note that the Town Hall held December 12, 2022 has been rescheduled to December 19, 2022 at 7PM. Attendees who registered for the December 12 Town Hall will be automatically registered

Support line for those affected by missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people: For immediate emotional assistance, call 1-844-413-6649. You can also access long-term health support services, such as mental health counselling, community-based emotional support, cultural services, and some travel costs to see Elders and traditional healers. OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 9, 2022 – Indigenous groups

Bat Conservation Community Science Project holds volunteer appreciation event in Midland   More than 80 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens, staff and guests traveled to the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre to attend a special Volunteer Appreciation Event and celebrate Georgian Bay Métis communities contribution to native bat conservation efforts on November 27, 2022. Earlier

Dear Citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario, As Chief Electoral Officer responsible for overseeing the conduct of the Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) Registry Review Province-wide Plebiscite (click here to be taken to the main Plebiscite page), it is my pleasure to announce the opening of voting today. Voting commenced at 8:30 AM (ET) and

A Métis community in the Abitibi Region exists and isn’t going anywhere Our rights, though historically denied, continue to exist as constitutionally protected rights today. These rights coexist with First Nation rights. By Jacques Picotte Dec. 7, 2022 There is a sad irony to a First Nation leader denying the existence of the Métis people and

Sharing has always been an important part of Métis culture and food always brings our communities together across territories. This fall, the Abitibi Inland Métis Community (Region 3) and the Huron-Superior Regional Métis Community (Region 4) came together in Chapleau to share food, visit with old friends, and exchange the fruits of this year’s harvest.

Congratulations to Métis Nation of Alberta on ratifying Constitution Today is an incredible day for our Métis relations in Alberta, but also for the entire Métis Nation. Our strength is in our unity, so when one Métis government makes history with their outstanding accomplishment, we all benefit. This was the largest ratification vote by an

  IMPORTANT UPDATE Voting period in MNO province-wide Plebiscite extended to February 28, 2023 Details Here NOTICE OF VOTE: ​Province-wide Plebiscite on next steps related to Registry Review Consistent with Resolution No. AGA220820-02 adopted by the 2022 MNO Annual General Assembly, a province-wide plebiscite vote (“Plebiscite”) has been called, that will give all MNO citizens

2-Day Meeting of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) Thursday, November 24, 2022 from 9:00AM – 4:30PM Friday, November 25, 2022 from 9:00 AM – 12:00PM All Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens are welcome to observe business meetings of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO). The

Louis Riel Day is held every year on November 16 across the Métis homeland. November 16 is the anniversary of Riel’s execution in 1885. During that year, Riel led Métis people in the Northwest Resistance- a stand against the Government of Canada encroaching on Metis rights and our way-of-life. Every year MNO citizens, MNO Chartered