Roxanne Martin


Roxanne Martin / Bezhik Anungo Kwe 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. Roxanne is from Wiikwemkoong First Nation and Serpent River First Nation, she is of the Eagle clan.

Career

Martin was educated in Theatre Arts Production at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario. She now holds a BFA from Algoma University and a BEd from the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University.
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 works as a grade 3/4 educator in Lac Seul First Nation.

Work

Exhibitions