Charles Hebert was born in Sturgeon Falls and is a citizen of the Dokis First Nation. He has been drawing since the age of four. He was awarded the Art Achievement Bursary from Northern Secondary School and chose to pursue his art career by attending the Classical Animation course at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. In the following years, Hebert worked as a layout artist for Wrightway Sportwear in the screen printing department. He also studied Graphic Design at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario. After returning to his artistic pursuits following a career in Municipal recreation, he self-published an illustrated children's book. He has immersed himself in his Indigenous culture and has been busy producing paintings and Indigenous crafts. Married to his wife Linda for thirty-three years, he has two adult children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.