News & Events

Inviting all MNO Citizens to information sessions on MNO Registry Review What We Heard Report & Province-wide Plebiscite   The Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) is inviting MNO citizens to participate in a series of online information sessions on the MNO Registry Review What We Heard Consultation Report (“Citizen Consultation Report”) and upcoming province-wide plebiscite (“Plebiscite”). These

Training Opportunity: Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN) Training for MNO Citizens! As part of the MNO’s prawgram danaliz dlo avèk léd dla kawmunoté (Community-Based Water Quality Monitoring Program), the LRC Branch is partnering with an instructor from Fleming College to offer interested MNO citizens training through the Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN). We are hoping

December 14, 2022 — Ottawa, Ontario, Unceded Traditional Territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg Nation — Crown−Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Leaders from the Métis National Council and Governing Members met with federal cabinet Ministers to advance work on implementing joint priorities as outlined in the Canada Métis-Nation Accord. Together, Métis Nation leaders and Ministers

Dear Métis Citizens,   2023 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision in R. V. Powley. Undeniably, the Powley case was a turning point for Métis rights recognition in Canada. This historic court victory remains celebrated throughout the Métis Nation to this day. For the past 20 years, the

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.