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Mar 13, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

It's a great intro! I look forward to purchasing your book when it comes out. I love how casually we can say "But pandemics come and we fight off insurrectionists and etc. and here we are." What a fucked up time of life. Keep writing. I need it.

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Mar 12, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

I loved this. Our parents are so familiar and so strange. Looking forward to reading it

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Mar 12, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

This was so beautiful. I began thinking about my father and all the things I do not know about how he came to be who he is and whether I want to try to know him deeper. We have a strained relationship.

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Mar 12, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

You have a way of creating distance, the dawn owl undisturbed, blood boiling over. I love those sharp turns. It's hard not to imagine the story in Dad's hands.

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Chris your story telling that flow through your writing is satisfying to my brain. In just a few lines I forget I'm reading and it seems like you are just talking to me - even though I've only ever heard you speak once. (in GF last year at the celebration) I'm looking forward to your book. Encouraging you anyway I can. My Little Shell journey is only now unfolding and it is hard sometimes for me to go this alone. There are no family left for me to talk to, ask questions of, that knew the events that lead to my situation as a child. My connection to all of us is hard to rectify because what I was told and separated from growing up and it is sometimes hard for me to forgive the people that were in their efforts trying to protect me.

I have no rage or feeling of being owed, I have always felt warm love in my heart from my grandmothers and aunties and uncles. I am searching for my way to help our people like you have found your way.

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I hope you can feel deep in your bones the importance of your work. How I have longed and ached for this book you are writing. Your story is so similar to mine, and to so many others who have felt so alone and confused about ourselves, our families and our histories. As a fellow writer, a fellow Métis, and fellow member of the Little Shell, I honestly cannot thank you enough. Your words are a light - and an encouragement to keep telling my story too.

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"To tell the story of the Little Shell Tribe, Montana’s long-time landless Indians." That right there is a helluva hook. Here's toasting to the movie option. It'll come.

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This is just going to be incredible, Chris. I didn't want it to stop! So excited for this book.

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Well, shit. Here's to the storyteller.

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Mar 12, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

A very compelling intro. I look forward to holding this book in my hands. When will we get a peek at the cover?

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I can not wait for this book!!! Perfect opening to a knotty and intriguing story. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Mar 15, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

Your intro connects me to elements of my own history. The angriest I ever saw my grandmother was when I started asking about our native ancestry. I've wondered for years what brutality she faced linked to our ancestry that elicited such a strong response. I expect your story will shine some light into that darkness. Thus, I think this is an incredibly important story to be told.

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Mar 14, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

Will look forward to reading your story so many have origin story’s we have to dig for and not always easy with what is found

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Mar 13, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

Hi Chris I too am very excited to read this book. I think my family is related to the La trays/Doneys but not sure. Even if not it will still be cool to read. Can't wait

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Mar 13, 2021Liked by Chris La Tray

Great start!

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I'm hooked.

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