Matthew was born February 21, 1986 in Sept-Îles. As an Innu from Maliotenam, he spent his life between the town and the reserve. His first contact with the Wapikoni dates back to 2014 for the direction of his first video "Indian time". Since then he has participated in "Innu Nikamu Festival" and "Montréal First Peoples Festival". In 2016, "Matiu" directs the video "Loup garou" at his second participation in Wapikoni.