ISSUE NO. 100, JULY 2018 S PECIAL S UMMER E DITION Jan/Feb 1999 the the the the the Vol 1. No. 1 the Métis the Métis Métis Métis the Métis the Métis Métis V.1 No 2 Métis Métis December 1997 V.1 No 3 V.1 No 3.1 V.2 No. 1 MétisVoyageur Spring 1998 Summer 1998 the Special Summer 1998 Winter 1998 oyageur oyageur oyageur oyageur oyageur V.2 No. 2 oyageur V.2 No. 3 MAR/A PR 99 oyageur VOL 2 NO 2.4.1 oyageur VOL 2 NO 3 oyageur J ANUARY /F EBRUARY 2 0 0 0 INSIDE INSIDE INSIDE oyageur oyageur TH I V 6 ANNUAL G ENERAL V VINSIDE V I V V V V V V V V N V V OWLEY PPEAL PDATE V V V P A U N 1999 MNO Inside Métis from across Bursaries Awarded to Metis Scholars Federal government reneges S S Election SSEMBLY Riel bill re-ignites 112 Five Powley Victory AJuly 12?16, 1999 on Metis Accord agreement Rainy vigil I INSIDE Winnipeg Youth INSIDE I PENETANGUISHENE , ONTARIO the Nation meet in D Conference: results final INSIDE Métis youth from across year old controversy D by Tom Spaulding the country n November 16th, for E and official met last month to voice E 113 years after the Riel In a decision telephoned, this Winnipeg Days MNO Elections: their concerns about the Canadian Full coverage of the ‘99 MNO elec- MNO ELECTION COVERAGE past September 20th, to Tony labour market. photo by Marc St.Germain O In Ottawa, on June 29, 1999, the official results of Belcourt, President of the Métis Page 3 MPP John Parker addresses the crowd at the 5th annual Louis Riel commemorative ceremony at government executed Louis the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) election, held Métis Kanata: Nation of Ontario, the federal Queen’s Park in Toronto. From left to right: MNO Chair Ron Swain, MNO President Tony Belcourt, Riel, a group of perhaps 200 on June 21st were released by Chief Electoral North Bay Heritage Festival coverage Métis Culture is featured at Meet the PCMNO: TMC President George Lepine and Senator Norm Lepine. RIEL’S REPUTATION: in Officer, Richard Mirasty. The results confirm the government diverted $2.5 the Aboriginal Festival at re-election of Tony Belcourt as President of the a new quarterly feature WINNIPEG CONFERENCE: front page and see our Metis gathered outside the million of training and employ- V This Issue Special All This Issue 5,700 member MNO. Gary Lipinski of Fort Frances SkyDome in Toronto. Story that introduces the Full coverage of the Métis centre spread 112 years after provincial parliament is the new Chair, and France Picotte of Timmins ment funds from the MNO to Special Assembly: and photos members of the Rights and Métis ~ pages 8 + 9 his execution Suzanne Rochon- Powley Decision: Cultural fun at the assembly: has been returned as Co-Chair. Lawrence Gladue the Ontario Métis and photo by: Fred Cattroll Photo Issue MNO holds its first Special buildings in Toronto to Aboriginal hunting rights upheld in From hatchet throw to a restored of Ottawa was chosen to the position of ........page 3 + 8 Provisional Council to the Enterprise Conferences Métis leader Lots of photos from the 5th Burnett braves the Aboriginal Association Gary Lipinski, Tony Belcourt, Jean Teillet and July remember and to honour provincial court ruling. Huron Village Secretary-Treasurer and Jason Madden of Toronto Métis people of Ontario. Louis Riel still Assembly in Toronto. held this April CDO UPDATES: Annual General Assembly rain and hoists a Lobbying the Feds: is again Post-Secondary Representative. (OMAA) and in so doing effec- France Picotte at a press conference held at heard of the government’s plan, but with Page 10 ,11 112 Years Later provokes strong him. For many of us the very idea of an This was the second ballot box election for the the MNO head office in Toronto in January. ~ front page & pages 8 + 9 Our quarterly visit with held July 6-10 in Kenora Métisflag at the Riel MNO urges Métis citizens to tively tore up the recent “Metis advanced education is pure fantasy-a only one month left before the end of the To qualify for an MNO since its inception five years ago. Leonard Peltier Saga MNOTI’s field officers emotional The Canadian flag and the provincial ensign, contact their MP’s and let them CDO updates: Métis Still Remember the which should have been at half mast, were memorial ceremony dream that will never be realized. one year deadline! A frantic four weeks Approximately 1100 Metis citizens in Ontario At age 55, Peltier is serving his Accord.” With this action, the responses know that MNOTI is working. Find out what is MEET THE PCMNO: ~ page 6 Opening Ceremony raised high, but they drooped lifelessly at Queen’s Park in There are any number of reasons for followed. “MNO Award for voted at 31 polling stations throughout the 24th year in prison federal government has once this. Some of us are just not the There were no first, second or third province. happening at your local The Co-chair, 2 regional Lord Linda by in the pouring rain. The Metis, with our Toronto on ‘student-type’; we tend to learn by steps; everything happened at once. Could Métis Students” The MNO Chief Electoral Officer delayed again demonstrated that words Execution duringof the uprisingsLouis in the late 19th Riel own red and blue flags fluttering as we The business of the MNO Métis National Council President, Gerald Morin; Métis Nation of Ontario Métis Training Initiatives crowd of about thirty people directors and a senator YANCEY’S MEATS: November 16th. the MNO use some of the federally release of official results for one week while await- century. marched to the monument which doing; we are self-taught, or have A summary of issues addressed like ‘trust’, ‘honour’ and field office and what oth- stood in the snow and the ~ page 4 + 5 Art Bennet turns an provided training money to be applied to a requires that the ing the receipt of mail-in ballots from the more President, Tony Belcourt and Hon. Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Secretary of Ron Swain, reminded the audience Women and Wellness: commemorates the Northwest Investigating Ontario’s served an apprenticeship. For others, during the AGA ‘integrity’ have no meaning 1st Annual Canadian Aboriginal ers are doing across the cold, enduring a token hard- Most members of the Métis the desire to get into the job market university and college bursary program? remote areas of the province. However, the mail- State for Children and Youth pictured earlier this year at the signing of Métis win again that Riel died fighting for the rights of from left: Media covering the unusual hobby into a Coverage of the 5th Annual Rebellion breathed life into the morbid politicians: that date the Powleys shot a bull moose. applicant meet certain in vote did not change the initial results. In fact, in Music Awards celebrate province. ship, to remember the ultimate sacri- Nation of Ontario are, by now, Riel fought for the of Metis Nation of Ontario as soon as possible and start earning Would any of these learning institutions be when their ‘agreements’ are A the Métis. thriving business inherent rights November morning. Bus loads of MNO project underway to inform A provincial court judge the “Metis Accord”. CDO UPDATES: healing conference. Steve and his son then transported part of most cases, the mail-in ballots added to the margin creativity and acheivement Page 4, 5 fice of Métis icon Louis Riel on three conference days, the President, Tony Belcourt, Powley is too tempting to resist. However, for interested in the setting up of Métis- with those of us whose veins “The struggle for those rights goes MNOTI’s regional officers Métis ~ page 5 aware of a growing support by the Métis, which included our lands, our Japanese tourists took pictures and voting members. their kill back to their home. At the site of criteria. S/he must be able of victory for the successful candidates. November 16th. Métis Rights Honourable Yvon Dumont, has ruled that Métis have an counsel, Jean Teillet and Metis a vast number of our young people specific bursaries? If so, which ones? North Dakota Metis and services by the Indian, Inuit and Métis Métis training. ........page 9 on and will probably go on for many he Conference on Métis Rights was federal members of parliament for Fun & Games tried to pose with us as the backdrop. the kill they left a note giving the date, time On page 4, are the official numbers for ballots contain Aboriginal blood. jurisdictions. The MNC negotiated and Over the past three years, the MNO has Candles, pictures, and sashes let you know what’s up. Lieutenant-Governor of the primary constraint is that of Every college and university in Ontario to demonstrate a financial cast for positions on the Provisional Council of the A Metis graveyard tells the story The Circle: years,” said Swain. just as jammed with information as the a private members bill that would, right to self-government and self-deter- Many people wore scarlet sashes, satin and location of the kill. Steve clearly signed harvester, Steve Powley raise Harvesting meeting: The “Metis Accord”, an agreement signed these agreements on behalf of all managed approximately $6.7 million annu- adorned the Ontario War ~ page 6, 7 + 14 Enterprise BATTLING ALCOHOL Aboriginal right to hunt money. We just don’t have enough.