Co-Presidents

Manahuu ii-na-nia-nai Kaytlynn Michelle Johnston   nuumu nuu, paya hupuu-wei nuu kima-du

Hello everyone, my name is Kaytlynn Michelle  Johnston I am Paiute, I come from where the water flows in Bishop California. I’m currently the United National Indian Tribal Youth Female Co-President 2023-2024. I am the daughter of Carrie Brown, and Tony Brown and I have (4) siblings. I am the middle child, my older sister is Leticia Gonzales, my older brother was Carlos Gonzales Jr., my younger sister is Ashley Johnston, and our youngest sibling is our brother George Brown. I am 18 years old, and I graduated Bishop Union High School in Bishop, CA in June of 2023. I will be attending Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. I will be majoring in Broadcast Journalism. Part of what has been an inspiration for me to pursue this major is that I was the first ever youth DJ for our Bishop Paiute Tribal Radio station KBPT. I am a lifelong resident of Bishop California and a proud member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe. Bishop California is 4 hours away from Los Angeles, 4 hours away from Las Vegas and 4 hours from Reno, Nevada. I live on the Bishop Paiute Reservation which is a one mile by one mile plot of land. Today the Paiute people are the fifth largest California Tribe, with 2,000 members and one of the smallest land bases. I am currently the Bishop Tribal Youth Council Female Co-President and Miss Nevada Day Powwow Princess 2022-2023. I was also the past Pacific Area Representative from 2020-2023. I am very honored and humbled to be the newly elected Female Co-President for The United  National Indian Tribal Youth. I hope to serve native youth in the best way I can. I want youth to feel acknowledged, welcomed, and loved while being involved with UNITY.