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The Day that Finally Came

Montana Historical Society
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This presentation is given by Humanities Montana speaker and independent Métis scholar Chris La Tray. Montana’s Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians recently became the 574th Indian tribe to be recognized by the U.S. government, after nearly 150 years of trying. Headquartered in Great Falls with more than 6,000 enrolled members, the Little Shell Tribe is connected to other Anishinaabe tribes, including the Chippewa, Cree, and Assiniboine people, and, particularly, the Métis, or mixed-race. La Tray draws on stories from historians like the late Nicholas Vrooman and Verne Dusenberry to reveal the larger reality behind the “Little Shell” name. The program helps people better understand who the Little Shell are, and their part in the history of North America. This program is being offered as part of The Myrna Loy’s celebration, One Robe: Métis Culture Festival and tribute to Nicholas Vrooman. ...more
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The Day that Finally Came
This presentation is given by Humanities Montana speaker and independent Métis scholar Chris La Tray. Montana’s Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians recently became the 574th Indian tribe to be recognized by the U.S. government, after nearly 150 years of trying. Headquartered in Great Falls with more than 6,000 enrolled members, the Little Shell Tribe is connected to other Anishinaabe tribes, including the Chippewa, Cree, and Assiniboine people, and, particularly, the Métis, or mixed-race. La Tray draws on stories from historians like the late Nicholas Vrooman and Verne Dusenberry to reveal the larger reality behind the “Little Shell” name. The program helps people better understand who the Little Shell are, and their part in the history of North America. This program is being offered as part of The Myrna Loy’s celebration, One Robe: Métis Culture Festival and tribute to Nicholas Vrooman.

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Montana Historical Society

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