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Métis Nation of Ontario Summer Youth Program Métis Cultural Workshops   The Métis Nation of Ontario has successfully recruited 27 Métis youth as part of the ever-popular MNO Summer Youth Program (SYP)! These capable Métis students from across Ontario are available all summer to deliver engaging, interpretive Métis cultural workshops in your community (this year workshops will take

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is excited to announce the 2021 Été Youth Cultural Camp from August 9th to 11th, across the province virtually through a Zoom platform. This 3-day camp is filled with workshops that connect Métis youth with their culture and way of life. While the virtual format is different from past

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is excited to announce Métis Youth Rendezvous 2021 – Virtual Land-based Camp this August 16-18 across the province virtually through a Zoom platform. This 3-day camp is filled with workshops that connect Métis youth with their culture and way of life. While the virtual format is different from past

Our communities are grieving.  The devastating discovery at the former Marieval Indian Residential School is a painful reminder of the unnecessary and cruel losses Indigenous communities have sustained, and how far we have yet to go to reach true and meaningful reconciliation. Today, our hearts are with the Cowessess First Nation, the loved ones and families

Métis Futurisms: Remembering the past, envisioning the future Saturday, August 21  |  9 am – 4:30 pm  |  Zoom Sunday, August 22  |  9 am – 1 pm  |  Zoom The Métis Nation of Ontario Youth Council, in partnership with the Métis Nation of Ontario, is excited to present the 5th Annual Youth Leadership Conference. The

Join us for a 4-week virtual yoga and mediation series, with guest presenter Ruthanne Soutter. Ruthanne will be guiding a series of low-impact sessions (with additional modifications if necessary) that combines simple, mostly-seated yoga movements, and guided healing meditations. Each session will be around 1.5 hours and will provide a combination of movement and meditation.

Métis Governments Look Forward to Meeting OTTAWA (June 23, 2021) – The Métis National Council (MNC) Board of Governors meeting originally scheduled for June 22 has been postponed pending the outcome of a court hearing in the coming weeks. The leadership of the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), Métis Nation – Saskatchewan (MNS), Métis Nation

National Indigenous Peoples Day 2021 A Message from the PCMNO June 21, 2021 On National Indigenous Peoples Day we honour the contributions and achievements of all Indigenous peoples: the Métis, First Nations and Inuit. In 2021, the MNO has much to be proud of. Great efforts have been made to support our communities and citizens

Region 9 Sash Left at the Kamloops Residential School Memorial to Honour the 215 Lives Lost The tragic news about the discovery of the 215 unmarked and unknown graves at the Kamloops Residential School has hit all Indigenous people hard.  It was not a surprise that these graves existed in Canada at the numerous Residential

KENORA —The Ontario government is providing $10 million to help support the identification, investigation, protection and commemoration of Indian Residential School burial sites across the province. The funding will also ensure that culturally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health supports are available for Indian Residential School survivors, their families and Indigenous communities. “Like all Ontarians, I was heartbroken