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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.
Brimming with propulsive, vibrant storytelling, Becoming Little Shell is a major contribution to the burgeoning literature of Native America.
In addition to being chosen as the 2025 Great Reads from Great Places Award for the state of Montana, Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home has also received the following awards:
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Winner of the Reading the West Book Award
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Winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award
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A People Magazine Best Memoir of the Year
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of the Year Selection
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A Book Riot Best Book of the Year
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... and others!
“I’m in awe of Chris La Tray’s storytelling. Becoming Little Shell creates a multilayered narrative from threads of personal, family, community, tribal, and national histories.”— Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass
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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