Métis Leaders Attend First MNO Assembly

The Métis Nation of Ontario’s Founding Delegates Assembly was held from May 5 to 7, 1994 and included 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.

During the Assembly, Founding Delegates debated and adopted numerous resolutions advancing Métis self-government in the province of Ontario, including a list of guiding Métis values and criteria for citizenship within the newly established MNO.

The Métis Nation of Ontario’s Founding Delegates Assembly was also attended and witnessed by other prominent Métis Nation leaders and Métis government representatives from across the Homeland. These Métis Nation dignitaries included Métis National Council President Gerald Morin, Métis Nation of Alberta representative Gerald Thom, and past Manitoba Métis Federation President Yvon Dumont.

This strong show of unity from Métis Nation leadership at the MNO’s Founding Delegates Assembly built upon the Métis National Council’s recent endorsement of the Métis Nation of Ontario as “the representative organization of the Métis people of Ontario”, which included a November 8, 1993 press release stating:

“We congratulate the Métis Nation of Ontario and give them our full support”.

See Our Sources

• Record of Motions - MNO Founding Delegates Assembly

• MNC Press Release from November 8, 1993

• MNC Expert Panel Final Report

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