Julian Brave NoiseCat

Columnist Washington

About Julian Brave NoiseCat

Julian Brave NoiseCat (Secwepemc/St'at'imc) is Vice President of Policy & Strategy for Data for Progress and Narrative Change Director of the Natural History Museum. A fellow of the Type Media Center and NDN Collective, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and other publications. julianbravenoisecat.com

8 Articles

Z walks back to her powwow chair after looking at some of the dancing with her Uncle Julian. Photo by Carlos Osorio / Canada's National Observer

Z’s coming out: At a two-spirit powwow in Toronto, my niece grapples with identity

Columnist Julian Brave NoiseCat reflects on identity, community and family at Toronto's first-ever two-spirit powwow.

First Nations Forward

Opinion | August 24th 2022

Young Indigenous Land Back protesters took to the streets in Glasgow during the COP26 talks. Photo by: Nora Legrand

The climate talks tokenize Indigenous peoples

There’s a fine line between having a seat at the table and being a lap dog, writes Julian NoiseCat.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

Opinion | November 16th 2021

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh greeting voters in the final days of the 2021 election campaign. Photo by: Jagmeet Singh's Facebook

The progressive Canadian's dilemma

I am best represented by the NDP, but as an Indigenous person the more pressing question is always how I will be ruled

Election 2021

Opinion | September 21st 2021

One Indigenous girl’s brave response to Canada's shameful residential schools

"How do you explain to a little girl that her people were kidnapped and incarcerated at schools where they were beaten for speaking their parents’ language, told their gods were devils and taught to hate themselves?" asks columnist Julian Brave Noisecat.

News | June 28th 2021

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum speaks at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. File photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

CNN should hire a Native commentator

If the network thinks Rick Santorum’s views are worth elevating, then it’s long past time for it to have at least one Native person regularly on air, writes columnist Julian Brave NoiseCat.

Opinion | May 5th 2021

Biden’s infrastructure plan is big, but should be even bigger

The U.S. president should spend more money and raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations, writes Julian Brave NoiseCat.

Analysis | April 6th 2021

Can America really be saved?

Julian Brave NoiseCat watched as America's already frayed democracy was further shredded this week. Doubts and fears remain.

Opinion | January 8th 2021

Interiority complex

“What I do, what I make with my hands from my heart and my experience, I think it’s enough. After all is said and done, I’ve ended up back here in my father’s territory feeling like I actually do belong and like I’m bringing something, bringing something back, something to show. It makes me feel good now. I feel proud of myself.” He paused. “It took me a long time to get there though.”

First Nations Forward

News | August 20th 2020