HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-30-24 Correspondence - MT Arts Council - Thursday in Helena_ Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray reads from _Becoming Little Shell_From:Montana Arts CouncilTo:Bozeman Public CommentSubject:[EXTERNAL]Thursday in Helena: Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray reads from "Becoming Little Shell"Date:Tuesday, August 27, 2024 3:59:59 PM
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Meet Poet Laureate Chris La Tray
Chris La Tray didn't always fully understand his heritage as a Métis and a member of
the Little Shell band of Chippewa Indians. Chris' Indigenous heritage revealed itself
over time as he sought out family and others who filled in the missing pieces of his
story.
At the same time, the Little Shell people were nearing the culmination of a 150-year
quest to receive Federal recognition as a distinct Indigenous nation, and Chris' story
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intersects with those of his forebears and their descendants.
The story Chris tells in Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian's Journey Home is
powerful and revealing, both for the historic denial of First Peoples' history and
continued presence in this place now called Montana, and for the will and power of
community to overturn these historic wrongs.
We invite you to hear Chris speak about these intertwined stories this Thursday
evening at 6:30pm at Helena's Holter Museum of Art, 12 East Lawrence Street, and
learn about the personal and public journeys which collide in this compelling new
memoir.
This event is co-sponsored by the Montana Arts Council and the Montana Book
Company of Helena, and is free and open to the public. Copies of Becoming Little
Shell will be available for purchase and signing by Chris La Tray. We hope to see you
there.
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