METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 49 t he W omen of the Metis n ation Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Les Femmes Michif Otipemswak carr ying on business as W omen of the Metis Nation WMN is the na tional body that r epr esents the inter ests of Metis W omen and pr ovides a muchneeded voice for women at the local pr ovincial national and inter national level It is WMN s primar y goal to impr ove the lives and wellbeing of Metis W omen and the Metis Nation WMN invites the participation of all Metis W omen in the formulation of its policies and strategies for dealing with issues important to Metis W omen and their community WMN is gover ned by its Boar d of Dir ectors Curr ently the pr esident of the WMN is Melanie Omeniho MNO V icechair Shar on McBride curr ently sits as part of the Boar d of Dir ectors as Secr etar y Membership in the WMN consists of the Metis W omen s pr ovincial or ganizations of each of the Gover ning Members of the Metis National Council MNC Information on The W omen of the Metis Nation Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak can be found at www metiswomenorg mno delegates to t he a nnual General m eet ing of t he W omen of t he m et is n at ion Les Femmes Michif Ot ipemiskwak n at ional e xecut ive of t he W omen of t he m et is n at ion Left to right m onel l b ailey d onna W right mno v icechair s har on m c b ride b r enda b our que s trat ichuk and m elanie o meniho p r esident of t he W omen of t he m et is n at ion