Sarain Fox

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Sarain Fox
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Activist
  • broadcaster
  • filmmaker

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]

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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 .

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Rise HerselfHost
2018-19 Future History HerselfCo-host
2020 Inendi HerselfWriter, Director, Producer; Television documentary
2022 Canada's Drag Race (season 3) HerselfGuest judge; 2 episodes
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 1) HerselfGuest judge
2023VeraCity: IndigiqueerHerselfHost; television documentary special
2024 Canada's Drag Race (season 4) HerselfGuest judge
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World (season 2) HerselfGuest judge; 3 episodes
Canada's Drag Race (season 5) HerselfGuest judge

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References

  1. Dennis Ward, "Sarain Fox documenting and preserving her auntie’s stories before they’re lost". APTN National News , February 9, 2021.
  2. Ben Cousins, "'They had no pity': New documentary chronicles traumatizing life at residential schools". CTV News, March 4, 2021.
  3. Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.
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  5. Radheyan Simonpillai, "TV review: APTN's Future History is about reclaiming Indigenous culture" Archived 2021-04-25 at the Wayback Machine . Now , May 7, 2019.
  6. Kelly Boutsalis, "Sarain Fox’s inclusive music doc Giiwewizh". Point of View , June 18, 2021.
  7. Meredith Bond, "Storyteller follows Indigenous and queer people amid their journies to acceptance in new documentary". CityNews , March 24, 2023.
  8. Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.
  9. Joey Nolfi (June 29, 2022). "Brooke Lynn Hytes reunites with Werk Room crush Miss Vanjie on Canada's Drag Race season 3". EW. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  10. "New film tells captivating story of northern Ontario residential school survival". CBC Northern Ontario, December 16, 2020.
  11. "With my career on hold and my people and traditions dying, I turned my focus to starting a family". Today's Parent , March 18, 2021.
  12. James Hopkin, "Batchewana First Nation members stage protest during papal visit". Soo Today , August 5, 2022.
  13. Leanne Delap, "Sarain Fox on Motherhood, Indigenous Identity and Showing Up in Her “Raw State”". The Kit, April 25, 2024.