MNO’s Founding Delegates Assembly

On October 20, 1993, the Métis Nation of Ontario was established as a Métis-specific government in Ontario. This historic move was celebrated and embraced by Métis Nation leaders from across the Homeland, as seen just 19 days later, on November 8, 1993, when the Métis National Council Executive issued a press release announcing that it had unanimously “recognized the Métis Nation of Ontario as the representative organization of the Métis people of Ontario.”  

The following spring, the Métis Nation of Ontario held its historic Founding Delegates Assembly from May 5 to 7, 1994 at the 519 Church Street Community Centre in Toronto.

The MNO’s Founding Delegates Assembly followed the MNO’s official founding statement in October 1993 and announcement of its inaugural Interim Board of Directors—the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario—made up of fifteen Métis leaders from historic Métis communities in both Ontario and the prairies.

See Our Sources

• MNC Press Release from November 8, 1993

• Record of Motions - MNO Founding Delegates Assembly

• MNO Statement of Prime Purpose

• MNC Expert Panel Final Report

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