Celebrate Indigenous History Month and Pride Month with the Office of Indigenous Relations and the Keeping Well at Work (KW@W) program at a special event featuring Kairyn (Kai) Potts鈥攁 Two-Spirit Nakota Sioux storyteller, advocate, and content creator.
Kai Potts will share his journey as a Two-Spirit youth advocate and digital media creator, exploring the intersections of Indigenous identity, gender, sexuality, and mental health. Through storytelling, lived experience, and cultural teachings, Kai offers powerful insights into the ongoing impacts of colonization on 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous people and the importance of reclaiming Two-Spirit identities within community healing and resistance.
The afternoon will inspire reflection on visibility, resilience, and the role of youth in leading transformational change. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of Two-Spirit identity, its cultural significance, and how we can support safer, more inclusive spaces for Indigenous and 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025聽
Time: 1:00 p.m. 鈥 2:30 p.m.聽
Location: 蓝莓视频 Centre (SLC)聽|聽Black and Gold Room
Event Schedule (all times approximate)
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1:00 p.m. | Mingling and Networking
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1:30 p.m. | Welcome and Elders鈥 Prayer
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1:40 p.m. | Conversation with聽Kai Potts
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2:20 p.m.|Q & A with Kai Potts
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2:30 p.m. | Event End
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, TV host, and continues his youth advocacy through content creation and frontline workshops and community events. He is the host for Snapchat鈥檚 Canada鈥檚 First Original Series 鈥淩eclaimed鈥 and has appeared in the APTN Series 鈥7th GEN.鈥
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.