Bevann Fox

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Bevann Fox is a writer, from Canada, of Genocidal Love: A Life after Residential School, the winner in the English Non-fiction category at the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards, [1] [2] [3] and winner, Creative Saskatchewan Publishing Award 2021. [4] [5] [6]

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Early life and education

In 2012, Fox received her Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Culture. [7] In 2018, Fox received her Master in Business Administration, Leadership from the University of Regina. [7]

Career

Fox is the co-host of AccessNow TV ′s [8] The Four. [7] Fox works as Manager for Community-Based Prevention at Yellow Thunderbird Lodge (Yorkton Tribal Council Child Family Services). [7]

Recognition

In 2014, Fox received the YWCA Women of Distinction Award—Arts, Culture and Heritage. [7] Genocidal Love got seven nominations, with two wins. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Bevann Fox, born in 1968, [14] was originally a Piapot First Nation member, now a Pasqua First Nation member. [7] Fox lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. [15]

Works

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