METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 31 issues in the Metis community Her passion for the pr eser vation of Metis cultur e was r ecognized when she r e ceived the Ontario Heritage T rust A war d for her dedication to pr eser ving the Michif language and the traditional Metis fnger weaving practice Her ef forts to r ecor d mor e Metis stories is now taking her into the ar ea of r esear ch and she has been instrumental in establishing r elationships with r esear ch bodies and institutions that can shine light on the often untold stories of the Metis in Ontario In May of 2012 Chair Picotte was r eelected with a str ong majority of the vote and she r eceived the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal at the 2012 MNO AGA S har on McBride is a municipal law enfor cement offcer and has ser ved as MNO V icechair and spokesperson for the Metis Na tion of Ontario W omen s Secr etariat WSMNO since 2008 She became actively involved in Metis politics in 1999 when she frst lear ned of her Metis ancestr y She was founding pr esident of the MNO Cr edit River Metis Council and has ser ved as PCMNO councillor for Region Eight Her work on behalf of the W omen s Secr etariat for the MNO is focused on securing the funding r equir ed to carr y out the impor tant advocacy and public awar eness r ole of the WSMNO V icechair McBride s Metis r oots go back to Penetanguishene She was bor n in W innipeg Manitoba and has lived in Germany Nova Scotia and Ontario Her contributions to the Metis community include work on several dif fer ent boar ds and committees She is committed to ensuring the voice of the Metis Nation is hear d thr oughout the pr ovince V ice chair McBride r eceived the Ontario Heritage T rust A war d in r ecognition of her work with Mississauga Heritage and the Mississaugas of the New Cr edit First Nation She has also ear ned one of the highest honours that her community can bestow two eagle feathers In May of 2012 V icechair Sharr on McBride was r eelected with a str ong majority S HA ron M C B RID e vI c E c HAI r v icechair m c b ride speaking to W smno r epr esentat ive b arbaranne W right Chair p icot te assist ing part icipants in t he mno Cul tural Camp wit h fnger weaving