Travelling exhibition - Hiding in Plain Sight

Discovering the Métis Nation in the Archival Records of Library and Archives Canada

About the exhibition

This travelling exhibition was developed by Library and Archives Canada in collaboration with the Manitoba Métis 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

Current location

Dates	Location	Presented by
July 15 to September 30, 2023	Assiniboia, Saskatchewan	Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and the Assiniboia & District Historical Museum

Previous locations

Dates	Location	Presented by
April 10, 2023 to July 8, 2023	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Swift Current Museum
September 15, 2022 to March 26, 2023	North Battleford (Saskatchewan)	Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Western Development Museum
May 28 to August 28, 2022	Fort Walsh (Saskatchewan)	Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Fort Walsh National Historic Site
December 1, 2021 to April 16, 2022	Lloydminster (Saskatchewan)	Lloydminster Museum + Archive and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan
January 4 to November 21, 2021	Smoky Lake, Alberta	Métis Crossing and Métis Nation of Alberta
August 12 to December 6, 2020	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	The Western Development Museum and the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan Western Region 3
January 10 to May 3, 2020	Jasper, Alberta	Métis Nation of Alberta and the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives
June 21 to October 27, 2019	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Manitoba Metis Federation and the Manitoba Museum
April 6 to June 9, 2019	Pincher Creek, Alberta Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village	Métis Nation of Alberta and the Pincher Creek and District Historical Society
December 15, 2018, to March 17, 2019	Red Deer, Alberta	Métis Nation of Alberta and the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery
September 29 to November 25, 2018	Surrey, British Columbia	Métis Nation of British Columbia and the Museum of Surrey
June 2 to August 26, 2018	Batoche, Saskatchewan Batoche National Historic Site	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	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Public Library, Round Prairie Branch	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	Edmonton, Alberta	Métis Nation of Alberta, the Edmonton Public Library and the University of Alberta
June 27 to October 28, 2017	Saint-Boniface, Manitoba Centre du patrimoine	Manitoba Metis Federation and the Société historique de Saint-Boniface

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.