Roxanne Martin

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Roxanne Martin
Roxanne Martin, artist, at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University, August 2014.jpg
Roxanne Martin at her art exhibition in the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Known forVisual Artist, Educator, Author
Websiteroxannemartin.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]

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Career

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]

Work

Exhibitions

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Local artist featured at Art Gallery of Ontario". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ↑ "A Guide to Taking Your Family to a Powwow for the First Time | CBC Parents". CBC Parents. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. ↑ "CV". Roxanne Martin. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ojibwa language preservation at work at AlgomaU | Academica Group - Research and Consulting for Higher Education". www.academica.ca. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "What teacher recruits are learning about life in First Nations". CBC News. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "180 Projects | maamaandaawinam – bezhik anungo kwe – Roxanne Martin". oneeightyprojects.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  7. 1 2 "Six Young Canadian Artists to be Featured in WorldPride Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario | Art Gallery of Ontario". Art Gallery of Ontario. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-03-14.


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