Urban Native Girl is a 13 part 22-minute documentary series airing on APTN which features host Lisa Charleyboy; a fashionista, entrepreneur, and urban Indigenous innovator.
Highlights from Lisa’s Journal
muddy waters
By Lisa Charleyboy Winnipeg is a city that is close to my heart. I’ve spent a lot of time in this city from attending many Manito Ahbee Pow Wows, to Aboriginal Music Week, and tons [...]
what happened to those men?
Media coverage of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) has helped bring the issue to the forefront of Canadian consciousness. Just last week the news about the national inquiry led to question the nature of [...]
nothing breeds success like … questioning everything
By Lisa Charleyboy The desire for success has been a fabric of my being since I was a girl. I was fascinated by fashion, lifestyle, luxury, real estate and all the typical trappings of what [...]
the glamorization of colonization
By Lisa Charleyboy Episode six of UNGTV is devoted to exploring ‘Fashion and Cultural Appropriation’ by chatting with Indigenous Artist Erika Iserhoff, Fashion Designer Sage Paul, Professor Niigaan Sinclair, and CBC Producer Kim Wheeler. This [...]
how are these conversations fostered?
By Lisa Charleyboy One topic that is near and dear to my heart, is that of creating space for recognition and understanding of the LGBTQ2 community. For UNGTV episode five ‘Two-Spirit Gender’ I handed over [...]