Julian Brave NoiseCat

Julian Brave NoiseCat is a Canadian-American writer, journalist, and filmmaker of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escen and Lil'wat Nation. He is the author of "We Survived the Night" and co-director of the acclaimed documentary Sugarcane. A prominent Indigenous voice, NoiseCat writes on politics, culture, and Native affairs, with work appearing in The Guardian, The Atlantic, and elsewhere. He has been recognized as a leading thinker of his generation, bringing urgent Indigenous perspectives to mainstream audiences. His storytelling bridges personal memoir and broader social critique, illuminating the resilience and complexity of Indigenous life in North America.