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Roxanne Martin | |
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Known for | Visual Artist, Educator, Author |
Website | roxannemartin.weebly.com |
Roxanne Martin / Bezhik Anungo Kwe (One Star Woman) is an Anishinaabe artist, educator, author, jingle-dress dancer, LGTBQA2+ activist and small-business entrepreneur. She is the niece and goddaughter of artist Cecil Youngfox. [1] Roxanne is from Wiikwemkoong First Nation and Serpent River First Nation, she is of the Eagle clan. [2]
Martin was educated in Theatre Arts Production at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario. She holds a BFA from Algoma University and a B.Ed. from the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University. [3]
She has been heavily involved in Ojibwa language preservation through her series of children's books Baby WayNa made for infants to the age of five. [4]
Beginning in 2015 Martin began working with the Teach for Canada program, she currently has taught kindergarten to grade 6 in Lac Seul, Eagle Lake and Wabigoon First Nations. [5]
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Roxanne Martin | |
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![]() Roxanne Martin at her art exhibition in the
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre | |
Known for | Visual Artist, Educator, Author |
Website | roxannemartin.weebly.com |
Roxanne Martin / Bezhik Anungo Kwe (One Star Woman) is an Anishinaabe artist, educator, author, jingle-dress dancer, LGTBQA2+ activist and small-business entrepreneur. She is the niece and goddaughter of artist Cecil Youngfox. [1] Roxanne is from Wiikwemkoong First Nation and Serpent River First Nation, she is of the Eagle clan. [2]
Martin was educated in Theatre Arts Production at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario. She holds a BFA from Algoma University and a B.Ed. from the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University. [3]
She has been heavily involved in Ojibwa language preservation through her series of children's books Baby WayNa made for infants to the age of five. [4]
Beginning in 2015 Martin began working with the Teach for Canada program, she currently has taught kindergarten to grade 6 in Lac Seul, Eagle Lake and Wabigoon First Nations. [5]