Kairyn (Kai) Potts (he/him) is proudly Nakota Sioux from Treaty 6 Territory, from Paul First Nation, and the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation. He is a proud Two-Spirit person and currently sits as the National Youth Board Representative for the 2 Spirits in Motion Society. As a former Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention Team representative, he is a passionate youth advocate who works to improve indigenous youth's lives, particularly interested in queer youth and youth in the child and family services system.
Kai now makes his home in beautiful Tkaronto, where he works as a writer, actor, model, and TV host and continues his youth advocacy through content creation and front-line workshops and community events. He is the host for Snapchat’s Canada’s First Original Series, “Reclaimed,” and has appeared in the APTN Series “7th GEN.”
Kai co-founded the Indigenous gaming organization Neechi Clan in 2022. Kai is an avid gamer and streamer on Twitch and TikTok who aims to create representation and opportunities for Indigenous youth in the gaming/content creation world. His creative projects allow him to utilize online platforms to share his culture, makeup and fashion, his passions like gaming and acting, and some laughs with others.
Keynote Session
January 26
Navigating Systems of Life & Love: My Two-Spirit Journey
Join Kairyn as he shares parts of his life journey with us. Kai will speak about his identity as a person, his experience in care and transitioning out, and what that experience was like.