Dr. Laura Forsythe (she/they) is a Métis scholar at the University of Winnipeg in the Faculty of Education and co-founder of the Métis Thinkers Network Non-profit Organization. Forsythe’s research focus is Métis-specific contributions to the academy, Métis inclusion efforts, and educational sovereignty. Forsythe’s contributions include seven edited collections, numerous peer-reviewed publications, and the co-creation of two Indigenous academic journals. She is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Her kinship ties include the Huppe, Ward, Berard, Morin, Lavallee, and Cyr lines. Her ancestors worked for the Northwest and Hudson’s Bay Companies, fought in the Victory of Frog Plain, and owned Lot 31, the site of a contemporary Métis space called Pakan Town.