METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 71 T wentytwo Infnite Reach facilitators wer e trained to engage incoming Metis students at the college or university and pr ovide support by connecting new Metis students to available student ser vices Metis cultural events and MNO community councils An Infnite Reach facilitator session was held in Ottawa in Januar y 2013 Sharing cir cles wer e held with Conestoga College W ilfr ed Laurier University and follow ups wer e held with Lakehead University Confederation College and Algoma University A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Niagara College A B o RIGI n A l A FF AIR s A n D n o R t H e R n Develop M ent C A n ADA for ME r L Y o ff I c E of t HE fE d E r AL Int E r L ocutor of I A GR ee M ent Aboriginal Af fairs and Norther n Development Canada pr ovided the MNO with funding for several educa tion policy pr ojects Recent notable achievements Knowledge mobilization of the r esear ch r eport by Dr Susan Dion Y ork University for MNO on Metis content in teacher education pr ograms in Ontario was pr esented to the College of Ontario Universities Council of Ontario Universities Deans of the Faculties of the Education Ministr y of T raining Colleges and UniversitiesMinistr y of Education r eview of the T eacher Certifcation pr ogram Conducted r esear ch to examine the natur e and structur e of Metis Education and Cultural Institutions in Canada draft r eport r emains under r eview Par ent student community engagement sessions wer e held This included pr esentations by MNO staf f to seven r egional community based sessions to shar e information and gather input on the needs of par ents and students in Ontario s school system W AR o F 1812 s e CR et ARIA t C A n ADIA n He RI t AG e A GR ee M ent Gove R n M ent o F C A n ADA The W ar of 1812 Secr etariat pr ovides funds to or ganizations focused on commemorating the W ar of 1812 This pr oject is focused on bringing attention to the contributions of Metis people in the war ef fort as well as rais ing awar eness of Ontario Metis histor y and cultur e mor e generally p ro G ram de T a I ls Funder Aboriginal Af fairs and n orther n d evelopment c anada Gover nment of c anada t ar get Market f ederal gover nment policy r elated to Metis education p ro G ram de T a I ls Funder c anadian Heritage Gover nment of c anada t ar get Market Metis community history cultur e and language in o ntario t he M no pr oduces v oyages to highlight Metis labour market success stories