Joseph Lee is a citizen of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and is based in New York City. He is a former Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist and has reported on Indigenous issues in the U.S. and around the world. He teaches creative writing at Mercy College and has also taught writing at Montclair State University and the Borough of Manhattan Community College. 
His work has been published by ‘The Guardian,’ ‘High Country News,’ ‘BuzzFeed News,’ ‘Outside Magazine,’ and more. In 2022, he won the NAJA award for Best Health Coverage. He has also been a fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and NPR’s Next Generation Radio. Joseph is currently working on a book about Indigenous identity, Martha’s Vineyard, and Wampanoag history to be published in 2025 by Astra House Books.