Native American Studies: Fort Peck Reservation

The Fort Peck Reservation is home to the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes. When searching for books about the tribes, try using these different search terms:

• Assiniboine, Nakoda, or Nakona
• Assiniboine Indians
• Sioux, Lakota, or Dakota
• Dakota Indians
• Fort Peck Reservation or Fort Peck Indian Reservation

A member of the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes, poet M.L. Smoker earned a BA at Pepperdine University and an MFA at the University of Montana. Influenced by John Steinbeck, James Welch, and Philip Levine, Smoker composes free verse poems that focus on personal struggle and identity and engage Native American history, language, and culture.