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Kelly Begay

I’m a Navajo who lives in Pinon, Arizona who tries to help the kids far or near my community and I attend Youth Camps every year, I talk with young teens to continue in their education and do fun arts and crafts with the children. I won 2nd place competition…
Categories: Year 2016-17

Kelly McCoy-Adouko

Kelly , (Muscogee Creek Nation) , believes self-drive, commitment, and keep striving/thriving no matter what is the key to success. “One thing I am passionate about is unifying the Native American race again.. My overall goal is to become a social worker for my tribe and to instill healthier habits…
Categories: Recent Ambassador, Year 2018-2019

Kendrea Makaily

Meet Kendrea Makaily, Tlingit and Haida, age 16. She has stepped up to the plate to become a We R Native ambassador because she would like to tell other Native teens and young adults more about the importance of knowing your culture, your heritage, where you come from, to be…
Categories: Year 2015-16

Kenny Nez

Kenny, Walker River Paiute Tribe, loves passing his enthusiasm on to others. Ever since I started receiving recognition for excelling in sports (football) and in school, I have been looked up to by Native youth from my community. For the past 3 years I have been working and talking to…
Categories: Year 2017-18

Kesla Fry

Kesla, Confederated Tribes of Colville) , enjoys interacting with people through public speaking. “One thing I am passionate about is my culture. I am a running start student at Omak Washington. I’m also the secretary for our Colville Youth Council. I love being involved in my youth, the community, my…
Categories: Recent Ambassador, Year 2018-2019

Karrena Heredia Medina

Karrena, Samish (WA), wants other Native youth to know that they have voice and power, even though they might feel alone at times. When Karrena was younger, her brother, sister, and she were the only Natives in school. Even now, Natives students make up only 2% of her high school.…
Categories: Year 2015-16

Kateri Daw

Kateri, Navajo (Dine) (NM), helps youth in her community and other communities to succeed by finding hope where it doesn’t seem to exist. Through her work with Honoring Native Lives, Kateri was part of the first youth group in the nation to organize a workshop. Although the process was stressful,…
Categories: Year 2015-16

Katie Spencer

Sago, Katie ni gya:soh , otahyo:ni: niwagesyaode: Gayogoho:no niwagohwejode. Hello, my name is Katie, my clan is wolf and my tribe is Cayuga. My reservation is Six Nations up in Canada but I live in New York. My mother has three kids, biologically, and I’m the only one that is…
Categories: Year 2016-17

Kaylene Edmund

Kaylene, Bethel, wants to get involved and start making a positive difference in his community. I need something different in my life. I want o make people happy and to help more with our elders. I’m good at communicating with others and I get along with everyone.
Categories: Year 2017-18

Keixé Yaxtí / Maka Monture

Keixé Yaxtí / Maka, (Tlingit/Mohawk), believes resiliency and humor are important ways to help Native communities. “One thing I am passionate about is a world where Indigenous People thrive and are sovereign. . I run a Youth Program called Arctic Youth Ambassadors. A program that brings together diverse youth from…
Categories: Recent Ambassador, Year 2018-2019
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