Recorded on April 21, 2026.
Chris La Tray is an Anishinaabe/Métis storyteller, a descendent of the Pembina Band of the mighty Red River of the North and a citizen of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Chris is the author of three books. His first book, "One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large," won the 2018 Montana Book Award and a 2019 High Plains Book Award. His book of haiku and haibun poetry, "Descended from a Travel-worn Satchel," was published in 2021. His multi-award winning third book, "Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home," was published in 2024.
From 2023-2025, Chris was the 11th Montana Poet Laureate. Chris served as the 2025 Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Montana and was awarded the 2025 Montana Heritage Keeper Award by the Montana Historical Society.
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