Bryce Lewis-Smith

Bryce Lewis-Smith

Citizen Potawatomi Nation

LA City Mayoral Appointed Commissioner

Bryce Lewis-Smith, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is an environmental justice professional at Better World Group. He works at the intersections of public policy, conservation sciences and community engagement to serve his community and advance Tribal Sovereignty.

Over the years, Bryce has worked with Native youth to tell the story of the interdependence of language and culture revitalization with ecosystem restoration, launched an equitable urban greening program for Los Angeles' previously redlined neighborhoods, and reimagined diasporic Potawatomi relationships with our homelands. He approaches complicated issues of water rights, renewable energy, and land management by braiding together relational accountability and place-based responsibility.

Bryce received his B.A. in Environmental Biology from Occidental College. He earned his Masters of Marine Affairs and Graduate Certificate in American Indian and Indigenous Studies from the University of Washington.