Families and people of all ages are encouraged to join us for a night of storytelling on Friday, November 17th from 6-7:30 pm!
The Buffalo has been intimately entwined with Métis and Plains Chippewa people for centuries, a formidable relationship across the Northern Plains that is generally overlooked. Through a discussion of the history the Little Shell people have shared with this magnificent relative and stories of personal encounters with Bizhiki, the Buffalo, Métis storyteller Chris La Tray will inspire listeners to take to heart the message of the Buffalo, who represents Mnaadendimowin, or Respect, in the Seven Grandfather teachings of the Anishinaabe people.
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.