"The Whole Country was . . . 'One Robe'" is an authoritative telling of the complex, painful, and inspiring history of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. In twenty-nine brilliantly researched chapters, scholar Nicholas Vrooman provides the full context for the Little Shell's present-day circumstance in Montana, from origins in the Upper Midwest to their sojourn as successful traders, buffalo hunters, guides, and scouts in North Dakota and Montana (on both sides of the U.S./Canada border), to their struggle for survival on the margins of Montana towns through the 1950s. Vrooman writes: Because of intense historical prejudice, the members of the Little Shell Tribe of Montana live today in a very distinct and critical conundrum within the greater society. They are some of the most misunderstood, reviled, marginalized, poverty-stricken, and neglected people in America. The grand narrative of the Little Shell is also one of immense courage, fortitude, resilience, perseverance, hope, and love. It is a story that comprises the deeper, truer telling of our continent's history. Canadian Metis author Maria Campbell writes: "'The Whole Country was . . . One Robe' . . . is about great strength and courage, but more importantly it is a story of faith in the creator, the spirit of the homeland, and in themselves [the Little Shell people]. It is told from a gentle place by a good storyteller, knowledgeable historian, and friend of the people. I urge you to read it, reflect on it, and change the shameful way our mutual countries and governments treat Indigenous peoples, and in the end rob all our children of a rich inheritance."