The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Chris LaTray

The Montana-based Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians became the 574th Indian tribe to be recognized by the United States government in December, 2019, after over 150 years of trying. The tribe’s origins, and its future, are deeply connected to the Métis people. The Métis are one of the three Indigenous peoples recognized by Canada as “original inhabitants” of their nation, while in the United States Métis contributions to its history have been largely erased. It is past time that was changed.

No discussion of the buffalo and the…

Join Chris La Tray for a reading and discussion of Becoming Little Shell.

Join Chris La Tray for a reading of Becoming Little Shell with Sierra Crane, author of Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country.

Chris La Tray, Montana’s current Poet Laureate and a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, will be on hand for an exciting presentation and book signing.

La Tray, a Metís storyteller, is author of a number of books, including One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems, Essays from the World at Large, and Becoming Little Shell.

This program is part of the Montana Poets Laureate program from Humanities Montana and coincides with American Prairie’s Annual Indigenous Peoples Celebration.

Join Chris La Tray with Northern Plains Resource Council and This House of Books at Billings Public Library for a reading and discussion of Becoming Little Shell.

Join Chris La Tray for a reading and discussion about Becoming Little Shell.