As a proud member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, I like to help foster cultural connectivity in others who seek to learn about their own cultural background. Through my beadwork, quillwork, and handcrafted moccasins I have made it my goal to provide appropriate Native American cultural awareness to my local youth community. That’s not all I bring to my community though, as executive Vice President of my student body I work closely with many committees and clubs in my school to help make life in and out of school more enjoyable for my peers. In addition, I have volunteered my artistic talents to a nonprofit organization called Addison’s Army Against Melanoma where I continue to advocate for skin cancer awareness.
Koby Herbst