Gr 7 Up-This sequel, of sorts, to Dreaming in Indian (Firefly, 2014) dispels stereotypes of what it means to be Indigenous in a postmillennial world. This compact book explodes with text and graphics that echo the lives of 40-plus Indigenous contributors, all of whom live in cities such as New York, Toronto, Los Angles, and Calgary and tell stories that are realistic, raw, and unique yet have a common theme: the undeniable connection to Indigenous ways of knowing, learning, and being. A variety of formats are presented, from prose, poetry, hashtags, and song lyrics to murals, mixed-media collages, and color and black-and-white photographs. The contributors are artists, actors, designers, innovators, scientists, researchers, writers, web surfers, hip-hop performers, teachers, parents, and middle, high school, and university students. All are activists who tell their amazing stories. Though the collection addresses difficult subjects, such as racism, stereotype, and suicide, a tone of hope runs through it. VERDICT A refreshingly authentic, edgy, and captivating work that will appeal to young people. Naomi Caldwell, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL

A total of 56 percent of Native Americans now live in urban settings, both in the U.S. and Canada. How do their lives differ from those who live on "the Rez," and how connected are they to their roots? These are questions editors Charleyboy and Leatherdale address in their kaleidoscopic, if sometimes spotty, survey of urban Natives. Their answers are found in the interviews and profiles they feature of indigenous persons, 13 to 35, living and working in cities. Though urban Natives are no strangers to stereotyping and racism, the profiles included here work to demonstrate the happy truth of what one of the interviewees says: "Being Aboriginal is so much more than being a victim." Occasionally the editors presume too much knowledge on the part of their readers. What, for example, is Idle No More? And what about eakMikmaq? Or RBC? And the organization of the heavily illustrated material is not always obvious. Nevertheless, this is a useful survey of the lives and conditions of a wide variety of urban Natives.