Chag Lowry is the author of The Original Patriots: Northern California Indian Veterans of World War Two and The Original Patriots: California Indian Veterans of the Korean War. He is the co-producer and co-director of the PBS film The Original Patriots: Northern California Indian Veterans of World War II. Chag is of Yurok, Maidu, and Achumawi Native ancestry from northern California. He is related to multiple generations of Native American veterans of the United States military.