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 Cecil Youngfox (1942–1987) was an Ojibwa The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in ...

. Roxanne is from Wiikwemkoong First Nation and

Serpent River First Nation The Serpent River First Nation ( oj, Genabaajing Anishinaabek), a signatory to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850, is an Anishinaabe First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, located midway between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury along the No ...

, she is of the Eagle clan.

Career

Martin was educated in Theatre Arts Production at

Cambrian College Cambrian College is a college of applied arts and technology in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1967, and funded by the province of Ontario, Cambrian has campuses in Sudbury, Espanola and Little Current. Cambrian works in p ...

in Sudbury, Ontario. She holds a BFA from

Algoma University Algoma University, commonly shortened to Algoma U or Algoma, is a public university with its main campus located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. With a particular focus on the needs of Northern Ontario, Algoma U is a teaching-focused and s ...

and a B.Ed. from the Schulich School of Education at

Nipissing University , mottoeng = Spirit of Integrity , established = , former_names = Northeastern University (1960-1967), Nipissing College (1967-1992) , type = Public University , academic_affiliation = COU, CVU, Universities Canada , endowment ...

. 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. Beginning in 2015 Martin began working with the Teach for Canada program, she currently has taught kindergarten to grade 6 in

Lac Seul Lac Seul is a large, crescent shaped reservoir in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately long. It has a maximum (regulated) depth of 47.2 m, with a surface elevation of 357 m above sea level. Its level is raised in ...

, Eagle Lake and Wabigoon First Nations.

Work

Exhibitions

* 'Maamaandaawinam,' "She has a vision", at 180 Projects Gallery in Sault Ste. Marie, March 28 – 31, 2013 * Youth Solidarity Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario, June 22 - November 15, 2014

Awards and nominations

* Michaelle Jean Foundation Youth Solidarity Award Recipient 2014

References

External links

Roxanne Martin's web page

Baby WayNa Books Page
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