Sarain Fox | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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Sarain Fox is a Canadian Anishinaabe activist, broadcaster and filmmaker. [1] She is most noted for her 2020 documentary film Inendi , [2] for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. [3]
She has also been host of the Viceland/APTN documentary series Rise , [4] and cohost of APTN's documentary series Future History . [5]
In 2021 she directed Giiwewizh, a series of short documentaries about indigenous musicians which premiered at the International Indigenous Music Summit. [6]
In 2023 she hosted Indigiqueer, a special about LGBT First Nations people, for Citytv's VeraCity documentary series, [7] for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. [8]
She has appeared as a guest judge in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of Canada's Drag Race [9] as well as the first and second seasons of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World .
Descended from the Batchewana First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, [10] she grew up in Barrie. [11] In 2022, Fox and her cousin Chelsea Brunelle travelled with their uncle, Batchewana band councillor Harvey Bell, to Quebec City to protest the visit of Pope Francis. [12]
She is the partner of Nimkii Osawamick, a musician and dancer associated with the band Nimkii and the Niniis. [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Rise | Herself | Host |
| 2018-19 | Future History | Herself | Co-host |
| 2020 | Inendi | Herself | Writer, Director, Producer; Television documentary |
| 2022 | Canada's Drag Race (season 3) | Herself | Guest judge; 2 episodes |
| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 1) | Herself | Guest judge | |
| 2023 | VeraCity: Indigiqueer | Herself | Host; television documentary special |
| 2024 | Canada's Drag Race (season 4) | Herself | Guest judge |
| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World (season 2) | Herself | Guest judge; 3 episodes | |
| Canada's Drag Race (season 5) | Herself | Guest judge | |