METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 33 at the National W ar Memorial Senator Gor don is ver y pr oud of her Metis cultur e and is always open to sharing her knowledge with audi ences young and old She takes seriously the need to educate and inform people about Metis cultur e and gover nance and to explain what makes the Metis distinct among the thr ee Aboriginal peoples of Canada r ecognized in the Canadian Constitution In August 2012 at the Sault Ste Marie MNO AGA Senator Gor don was r eelected as a PCMNO Senator and asked by her fellow PCMNO Senators to continue on as PCMNO Executive Senator Senator Gor don was also a r ecipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal in 2012 s enator Gor don speaking in p arl iament on t he occasion of t he ded icat ion of stained glass windows to r esident ial school survivors Members of t he PCMNO Execut ive and ot her PCMNO members r ead t heir oat hs of of fce as administer ed by m et is n at ional Council p r esident Clement Chart ier left to right p r esident Clement Chart ier s enator r eta Gor don mno p r esident Gary l ipinski mno Chair f rance p icot te r egion 3 p C mno Council lor m ar cel l afrance and mno v icechair s har on m c b ride