The Métis Nation of Ontario’s Statement of Prime Purpose is a declaration of Métis values and a vision for contemporary Métis self-government. It memorializes the Métis history, culture, and generosity that have sustained and inspired generations of Métis people in what is now Ontario. The value of generosity runs deep through Métis communities historically and into the present day. It can be found in the harvester who provides for the larger community through a successful a

In response to the unjust prosecution of Métis harvesters, the Métis Nation of Ontario’s 1994 Founding Delegates Assembly adopted several resolutions to defend the exercise of inherent Métis harvesting rights and pursue negotiated harvesting agreements within the province. At the same time, MNO’s Founding Delegates also adopted numerous shared Métis values intended to guide the Métis Nation of Ontario’s subsequent negotiations and legal rights recognition strategies. This inc

The Métis Nation of Ontario’s Founding Delegates Assembly was held from May 5 to 7, 1994, and included Founding Delegates from the seven historic Métis communities in northern Ontario as well as Métis with ancestral connections to more western parts of the Homeland who lived in Ontario at that time. Throughout the Assembly, Founding Delegates received several presentations, including those from leadership and their supporting legal counsel, and debated and passed numerous mot

From the moment the Métis Nation of Ontario was founded 1993 and articulated its guiding aspirations in its Statement of Prime Purpose, it has publicly asserted that the Métis Homeland extends westward “from the lakes and rivers of Ontario,” beyond those directly adjacent to the prairies in Northwestern Ontario. The MNO’s founding 1993 description of the Métis Homeland mirrored that of the broader Métis Nation, as represented by the Métis National Council—which the MNO had no