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Becoming Little Shell
A LANDLESS INDIAN'S JOURNEY HOME
From Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray, a singular story of discovery and embrace of Indigenous identity.
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Brimming with propulsive, vibrant storytelling, Becoming Little Shell is a major contribution to the burgeoning literature of Native America.
Winner: 2025 Pacific Northwest Books Award
Winner: 2025 Writing the West Award
Chris La Tray is a Métis storyteller, a descendent of the Pembina Band of the mighty Red River of the North and an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He writes the weekly newsletter "An Irritable Métis" and lives near Frenchtown, Montana. He is the Montana Poet Laureate for 2023–2025.
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