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As descendants of First Nations and Europeans, citizens of the M\xe9tis Nation were related to both groups while not belonging fully to either. Their culture and nationhood were unique and resulted in an independent identity. Following the M\xe9tis resistance in 1869\u20131870 and in 1885, it became unwise and sometimes dangerous to publicly self-identify. As a group, M\xe9tis survived largely by being invisible, a tactic that existed until the 1960s. In this episode, we feature a discussion between Library and Archives Canada\u2019s M\xe9tis researcher William Benoit and Janet La France of the Saint-Boniface Historical Society. They discuss the roles their respective institutions play in providing individuals with a means of unraveling their ancestry, their identity.