{"id":24,"date":"2025-04-01T17:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=24"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:17:17","slug":"mnos-basic-structure","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/chapter\/mnos-basic-structure\/","title":{"raw":"MNO's Basic Structure","rendered":"MNO&#8217;s Basic Structure"},"content":{"raw":"<span class=\"wrapper\">So<\/span><span> you're probably wondering how this whole MNO thing actually works.<\/span> <span>When most of us first got elected, we also had no idea.<\/span> <span>The policy documents can be pretty confusing, and nobody really explains it in plain language.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>Here's the <\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">thing,<\/span><span> MNO works from the ground up, no<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">t th<\/span><span>e top down, this means that your community is where the real power starts.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>The structure of the MNO has four le<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">vels<\/span><span> that support each other:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span><strong>Community Level<\/strong> - This is where everything begins.<\/span> <span>Your Community Council knows what's actually happening in people's li<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">ves<\/span><span>and what needs <\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">to change<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span><strong>Regional Level<\/strong> - Ontario is huge, so we organize into nine regions.<\/span> <span>Regional representatives role is to carry community<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">voi<\/span><span>ces forward and bring<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">resources<\/span><span>back.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span><strong>Provincial Level<\/strong> - The Provisional Council coordinates and supports what communities are doing across Ontario helping make community initiati<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">ves<\/span><span>happen.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span><strong>Advisory Level<\/strong> - Special groups for Youth, Women, Veterans, 2-Spirit, and Elders who make sure their important perspectives are included in everything we do.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span>The whole point is that change starts with you and your community.<\/span> <span>If something needs to happen, your Community Council pushes it forward.<\/span> <span>The regional and provincial levels exist to support that work, coordinate between communities, and provide resources.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span>It's not about people at the \"top\" telling communities what to do.<\/span> <span>It's about communities telling the system what they need.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h1>Graphic: The <span>M\u00e9tis Nation &amp; You<\/span><\/h1>\r\nTake a look at this graphic from <a href=\"https:\/\/remote-rights.github.io\/\">The Advocacy Toolkit<\/a> explaining the structure of the <span>M\u00e9tis Nation as a whole:<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"1064\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-125\" \/>\r\n\r\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/remote-rights.github.io\/people-places\/in-my-metis-nation\">https:\/\/remote-rights.github.io\/people-places\/in-my-metis-nation<\/a>","rendered":"<p><span class=\"wrapper\">So<\/span><span> you&#8217;re probably wondering how this whole MNO thing actually works.<\/span> <span>When most of us first got elected, we also had no idea.<\/span> <span>The policy documents can be pretty confusing, and nobody really explains it in plain language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here&#8217;s the <\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">thing,<\/span><span> MNO works from the ground up, no<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">t th<\/span><span>e top down, this means that your community is where the real power starts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The structure of the MNO has four le<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">vels<\/span><span> that support each other:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Community Level<\/strong> &#8211; This is where everything begins.<\/span> <span>Your Community Council knows what&#8217;s actually happening in people&#8217;s li<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">ves<\/span><span>and what needs <\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">to change<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Regional Level<\/strong> &#8211; Ontario is huge, so we organize into nine regions.<\/span> <span>Regional representatives role is to carry community<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">voi<\/span><span>ces forward and bring<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">resources<\/span><span>back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Provincial Level<\/strong> &#8211; The Provisional Council coordinates and supports what communities are doing across Ontario helping make community initiati<\/span><span class=\"wrapper\">ves<\/span><span>happen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Advisory Level<\/strong> &#8211; Special groups for Youth, Women, Veterans, 2-Spirit, and Elders who make sure their important perspectives are included in everything we do.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The whole point is that change starts with you and your community.<\/span> <span>If something needs to happen, your Community Council pushes it forward.<\/span> <span>The regional and provincial levels exist to support that work, coordinate between communities, and provide resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s not about people at the &#8220;top&#8221; telling communities what to do.<\/span> <span>It&#8217;s about communities telling the system what they need.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Graphic: The <span>M\u00e9tis Nation &amp; You<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Take a look at this graphic from <a href=\"https:\/\/remote-rights.github.io\/\">The Advocacy Toolkit<\/a> explaining the structure of the <span>M\u00e9tis Nation as a whole:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"1064\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-65x84.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-225x291.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation-350x453.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/438\/2025\/04\/metis-nation.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/remote-rights.github.io\/people-places\/in-my-metis-nation\">https:\/\/remote-rights.github.io\/people-places\/in-my-metis-nation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-24","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/467"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/24\/revisions\/28"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/24\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/mnoycleadingwithpride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}