Hiding in Plain Sight:
Discovering the Métis Nation in the Archival Records of Library and Archives Canada
#MétisNation
About the exhibition
This travelling exhibition was developed by Library and Archives Canada in collaboration with the Manitoba Metis Federation and the Métis National Council, with the support of the Government of Canada.
The exhibition encourages you to:
- discover the great variety of archival documents in our collection about the Métis Nation
- explore the portrayal of Métis Citizens—some of whom are "hiding in plain sight"—in art and photographs
- obtain a better understanding of the history and the culture of the Métis Nation
Travelling schedule
Dates
Location
Presented by
January 4 to September 6, 2021
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Previous locations
August 12 to December 6, 2020
January 10 to May 3, 2020
June 21 to October 27, 2019
Métis Nation of Alberta and the Pincher Creek and District Historical Society
December 15, 2018, to March 17, 2019
September 29 to November 25, 2018
June 2 to August 26, 2018
Métis Nation – Saskatchewan, Parks Canada, Friends of Batoche Historic Site Inc., and the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
February 3 to May 13, 2018
Métis Nation – Saskatchewan, the Saskatoon Public Library, and the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
November 15, 2017, to January 14, 2018
June 27 to October 28, 2017
Manitoba Metis Federation and the
Société historique de Saint-Boniface
Continue exploring
Visit the virtual exhibition:
The Métis Nation
The Métis emerged as a distinct people or nation in the historic Northwest during the course of the 18th and 19th centuries. This area is known as the "historic Métis Nation Homeland," which includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, extending into the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Ontario, Minnesota, Montana and North Dakota.
Photo gallery
Louis Riel
By William James Topley, ferrotype, circa 1875
Library and Archives Canada, e011156891
Red River Jig
By W.J. Phillips, woodcut on wove paper, circa 1931
Library and Archives Canada, e010835251