Kellie Harry selected as 2024 Miss Indian Rodeo Queen Judge

Generation Red is excited to announce that Kellie Harry has been selected as a judge for the 2024 Miss Indian Rodeo Queen Pageant, October 22-25, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kellie's Previous Rodeo Queen Titles:

• 1993-1994 Pyramid Lake Indian Rodeo Association Queen
• -1995-1996 Pyramid Lake Indian Rodeo Association Queen
• 1997-1998 Pyramid Lake Indian Rodeo Association Queen
• 1998-1999 Nevada State High School Rodeo Association Queen
• 1999-2000 Nevada State High School Rodeo Association Queen

Kellie's Experience:

• 1999-2000 Fernley High School Rodeo Club Queen Contest Judge
• Hosted numerous rodeo queen clinics for the Nevada State High School Rodeo Association, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and coached many girls independently.
• During Kellie’s learning, she attended queen clinics and worked with State queens, coaches, and judges, including reining/horsemanship coaches.



Short Biography

Kellie Harry (Northern Paiute/Washoe/Maidu) was born and raised on a small ranch in Nixon, Nevada located on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. She was Miss Nevada State High School Rodeo Queen for two consecutive years from 1998-2000. Kellie dedicated an enormous amount of time to learning all the ins and outs of queening and passed this knowledge on to many young women during her reign through queen clinics and independent coaching. In Kellie’s trips to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming, she placed in the top 4 in many of the judged categories and the top 10 overall. Notably, Kellie was the first Native American/minority to carry the title in the association's 50-year history, and since, has continued trailblazing a path in Nevada. She has been the first to do many things and has dedicated her life to improving educational outcomes for Native youth.

Kellie passed her experiences to her children. Her daughter, Kylie Harry, a multi-event rodeo champion, and 2-time Silver State International High School Rodeo Finals Qualifier, is a sophomore at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NIAA Varsity Girls Basketball 1st team for 2A League and Honorable Mention for the State of Nevada, and the 2024 Kenneth Austin Memorial Boxing Champion. Her son, Jace Harry, 12th Grade, is a 5-time National Jr/High School Finals Rodeo Qualifier, 2021 Nevada State High School Ribbon Roping Champion, 2-time Indian Junior National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, and 1-time California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association Finals Rodeo Qualifier.

Kellie, a 2-time Indian National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, has a Bachelor of Science in Humanities, a Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education from Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada, and a Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law from the University of Tulsa, College of Law. Kellie holds a State of Nevada teacher’s license and a Great Basin Native American Language (Northern Paiute) teaching endorsement. Her background includes Native language and culture preservation and revitalization, classroom teaching, tribal legal advocacy, and educational consultancy. Kellie is the founder and CEO of Generation Red, LLC, an educational consultancy firm specializing in Native and culturally responsive education. She promotes the inclusion of culturally responsive teaching strategies that meet the academic needs of multiple learning styles and provide equitable outcomes for all students by collaborating with States, Districts, and Tribes to provide technical assistance, professional development, curriculum development, and coaching/mentoring services.