Lisa Charleyboy is a writer, editor, blogger, public speaker, and the founding editor of Urban Native, a Native lifestyle magazine geared toward inspiring Indigenous youth with positive success stories. She was also the host of New Fire, a 2015 CBC Radio series about Native youth at the forefront of new attitudes and perceptions.

Charleyboy has written about everything from appropriations of Native culture to popculture and politics, and has been named by Huffington Post as an Aboriginal Millennial to watch. A member of the Tsilhqot’in tribe from Tsi Del Del First Nation in the interior of B.C., she now lives in Vancouver.

Urban Tribes & Dreaming in Indian

Urban Tribes and Dreaming in Indian both profile contemporary Native voices from across North America, exploring how they connect with Native culture and values in their contemporary lives. Unflinchingly honest, the contributors explore a wide range of topics. Whether pursuing an acting career in Manhattan, making a city-rez relationship work, or leaving the reserve to attend high school in the city, these urban Natives share their unique perspectives on bridging the divide between their past and their future, their cultural home and their adopted cities.