Daryl Kootenay is a Traditional singer, dancer, artist, speaker, youth leader, film maker. Daryl is a father to his 3 month and 6-year old daughters from the Stoney Nakoda Nation of Treaty 7 in
southern Alberta and a member of the Dine (Navajo) Nation in New Mexico from his father’s
Heritage.

After graduating high school Daryl travelled globally to volunteer his time in countries such as Peru, Nicaragua and Africa working with Canada World Youth first as a participant, then an intern and then employee. He was also a delegate for his nation and CWY at the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples, The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City (Sept 2014, 2017, 2019) & the Young Global Diplomat Forum in London England. (2019)

Daryl has actively volunteered in his community of Morley, Alberta in a variety of roles. This
includes being a group leader for the Project Nakoda Outdoor Wilderness Experience (NOWE) and co-founding the Stoney Nakoda Youth Council in 2014 which has travelled to a number of
significant United Nations and North American Youth events. Daryl is a co-convener of the Mni Ki Wakan: World Indigenous Decade of Water Summit. Daryl has the tremendous honour of being awarded the Governor General’s “Sovereignty’s Medal for Volunteers” in June 2017 for his work.