10/05/2026
Hąwe pi!
Kailee įnganye ki
Jiwere-Nut'achi spuyaləpabš nyi ki
Munje hakiraje ki
Washingtonda haminą ki
Hello, and good day, my name is Kailee Reynolds. I am an enrolled member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Puyallup Tribe in Washington State. I am Bear Clan from my Otoe-Missouria side. I currently live in Washington State.
I was the 2025-2026 Suquamish Renewal Powwow Sr. Miss Renewal Princess. I passed my title to the next amazing girl in April of 2026. It was a great honor to hold my title. This was my 1st title that I have ever held. I gained great knowledge and had amazing experiences for the year that I held my title. This title helped me grow in so many ways that I'll forever be grateful for. I traveled to 10 different states with my title. Representing in Oklahoma at the Otoe-Missouria Tribe for the summer encampment was one of my favorite experiences as a powwow Princess.
I just graduated from Chief Leschi High School at the Puyallup Tribe in June of 2026. While in highschool I did the running start program to earn some of my college degree credits. In September of 2026 I started at Tacoma Community College in Washington State to finish my degree. I am pursuing a degree in occupational therapy. I'm planning to specialize in individuals with special needs with a primary focus on children. I'm on the Tacoma Community College girls basketball team. While in high school I was on the cheerleading team as well as the volleyball, fast pitch and basketball teams. Outside of school sports, I played basketball for my father's basketball team Alien HoopStarz. I am also one of a few people who are the mascot for his team. It's a huge alien on the sideline of the games. I enjoy hyping up the crowd and making kids happy and smile.
I'm currently serving as a youth council member for my tribe. I'm working with other youth council members on a project called walking in the footsteps of our ancestors. It's an amazing project, and i'm really happy to be a part of it. I spend countless hours donating my time volunteering in my community and helping others.
I am huge advocate for individuals who have special needs and disabilities, including mental health awareness. I'm somebody who personally struggles with mental health. I know how challenging it is to overcome the challenges around it. I'm showing people that anything is possible even with a disability. A disability isn't something that should stop you from trying to reach your goals because its an ability. I'm showing people around North America that you can do anything you put your mind to. My father Shawn M. Reynolds, Jr., my siblings, and myself are changing the way individuals with special needs and disabilities get to participate in powwows. We are getting powwows to add special needs and disabilities categories to powwows along with doing specials for them as well. My father and me believe that every individual with special needs and disabilities should get to touch the dance floor. My father goes above and beyond to include myself and his other children with special needs and disabilities in our culture while also making sure our culture is inclusive to us. The impact from that has been felt in communities and families across North America. This means a lot to me also because my younger sister Cheyenne and 2 younger twin brothers Nakotah and Dakotah all have severe autism.
I have been learning my Otoe-Missouria language from my father and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe's language department. I enjoy participating in cultural events, going to powwows, going on canoe journeys, and going to coastal jams. I love making ribbon skirts and beading.
My father is Shawn M. Reynolds, Jr. (Puyallup Tribe), my mother is Lisa Reynolds (Otoe-Missouria Tribe and Pawnee Tribe), my sister is Cheyenne Reynolds (Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Puyallup), my brothers are Dakotah Reynolds (Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Puyallup) and, Nakotah Reynolds (Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Puyallup) on my Otoe-Missouria side (mother's side) my grandfather is John Robedeaux (Otoe-Missouria and Pawnee), my great grandfather is John Robedeaux (Otoe-Missouria), my great grandmother is Ida Mae Mcglaslin (Otoe-Missouria and Pawnee), descending back multiple generations to Chief Felix Robedeaux. I come from the Robedeaux and Mcglaslin families from my mother's side and the Reynolds, Huntsman, and McCloud families on my father's side.
