Potts-Joseph is Han Gwich’in and lives on Han traditional homelands in Eagle Village, Alaska. She is a tribal citizen of the Native Village of Eagle and the Trondek Hwech’in First Nation in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Potts-Joseph also serves as the President of Hungwitchin Village Corporation. Her career focuses on the wellbeing of Native peoples, in both the public and private sector.  

Her work in public safety led her to lead the Public Safety Program at Tanana Chiefs Conference, as the Vice Chair of the Governor’s Tribal Advisory Council for the State of Alaska, as a board member for the Alaska Council for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and to co-found Data for Indigenous Justice. 

Her work in protecting the Indigenous ways of life led her to serve as a board member for the Alaska Wilderness League, and as a member of the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council to the Federal Subsistence Board. Potts-Joseph is a traditional tattoo practitioner, revitalizing a traditional practice of her people. She has participated in the Indigenous Tattoo Festivals and also studied under Keone Nunes in Hawaii. 

Potts-Joseph continues in her advocacy and storytelling, ensuring Alaska Native voices are represented in the media and fashion industries. She is a cast member of National Geographic Channel’s Life Below Zero: First Alaskans and provides consultation to multiple fashion brands on working in partnership with Native Peoples. Potts-Joseph is currently producing a documentary film called “Beautiful Resistance.” 

Potts-Joseph is a leader in the outdoor industry where she advocates for equal access for underprivileged youth through the non-profit organization that she and her children founded, called Native Youth Outdoors. She has also partnered with Outside Magazine, served on the North Face’s Explore Fund Council, and serves as an Arctic gear tester for various brands and publications. 

She is an active hunter, fisher, trapper, traditional tattoo practitioner and dog musher at her home on the Yukon River. Potts-Joseph holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Indigenous Studies and Environmental Management from Northern Arizona University. She is married to Jamey Joseph of Stevens Village and together they have 5 children, Isaiah, Jacob, Quannah, Jevaughn, and Denali.