Edited Excerpt from It Needs to be Said Featuring Rita Bouvier

Abstract

It needs to be said that despite attempted erasures, the 13 grandmothers and aunties highlighted in It Needs to Be Said have prevailed, successfully publishing their knowledge for decades. In this feature, we explore Rita Bouvier’s impact on shaping our understanding of M´etisness through their published works. To combat the academic literature’s lack of acknowledgment of M´etis women’s scholarship and raise our general awareness of its existence, this piece serves as a comprehensive documentation of the contributions to the academy of Rita Bouvier