Matthew Tétreault is Métis and French-Canadian from Ste. Anne, Manitoba. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. He holds a PhD from the University of Alberta, where his dissertation, a literary history of the Red River Métis was awarded a Governor General’s Gold Medal. He has published work on Métis poetry and national literature. Matt is also the author of What Happened on the Bloodvein, a collection of short stories, and Hold Your Tongue, a novel that explores francophone Métis experiences in southeastern Manitoba.