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📚 We can’t wait to hear from Chris La Tray, author and the 11th Montana Poet Laureate, at the 2025 Rural Library Network eSummit! An Anishinaabe/Métis storyteller and citizen of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Chris is known for weaving history, identity, and place into powerful literary works. His latest book, Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home, has been celebrated as a moving exploration of belonging and resilience. Chris challenges us to think deeply about community, heritage, and the stories we carry — and how those stories shape the future we build together. His keynote promises to inspire library leaders with new ways of seeing the role of libraries as keepers and catalysts of story. 📅 December 3, 2025 🕛 12:00-5:30 PM ET 🔗 Register today: cvent.me/YMaO9A